‘All is open’ on whether Jordan will attack Israel too – Newsbomb – News

Jordan ‘leave all options open’ in response to what it says is Israel’s failure to distinguish between military and civilian targets in its escalating bombing and ground operations in Jordan Gaza strip.

Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Hassouna did not specify the steps that his country might take days after recalling its ambassador from Israel in protest against Israeli operations in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Israeli territory on October 7.

Jordan also announced last week that the Israeli ambassador, who fled Amman shortly after the Hamas attack, would not be allowed to return to the country and resume his duties, declaring him “persona non grata.”

“All options are on the table regarding our response to the Israeli attack on Gaza and its consequences,” Hassouna said. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.

Hassouna said that the siege of the densely populated Gaza Strip is not self-defense, as Israel claims. He stressed that “the brutal Israeli attack does not distinguish between civilian and military targets and extends to safe areas and ambulances.”

Diplomatic sources said that Jordan is reviewing its economic and political relations with Israel, and is even considering suspending further steps to implement the peace agreement if the bloodshed in Gaza worsens. Israel’s war with Hamas has raised fears in the country that Israel will seize the opportunity to expel Palestinians en masse from the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks on the Palestinian population have increased since October 7.

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that any attempt to expel Palestinians in Jordan is a “red line” that amounts to a declaration of war. Security sources said that the Jordanian army has already strengthened its positions along the border.