Israel SitRep: September 9, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Drone Lands Direct Hit on Nahariya Apartment Building; Airstrikes in Syria Kill 16 | IDF Makes Arrests in Overnight West Bank Counterterror Operation; Allenby Bridge Reopened...
Amman
Terror threat on Israel expands beyond Gaza, West Bank into Jordan
The recent terror attack on the 8th of September comes as part of the ongoing smuggling of weaponry and drugs to the West Bank since October 7th.
Op-eds
Will Jordan’s new electoral law bring real change?
Jordanians will head to the polls on September 10 to elect all 138 members of their lower house of parliament. Historically, most Jordanian lawmakers have been independents representing narrow...
Op-eds
Israel Urges West to Shore Up Jordan Against Iran
Israel urged Western countries on August 29 to help shore up Jordan against destabilization efforts by Iran. On the second day of an Israeli security sweep of the West Bank, Israeli...
Flash Briefs
Israel Issues Warning Over Iran, Hamas Destabilization of Jordan and West Bank
Israel’s foreign minister warned that Iran and its Palestinian terrorist proxy Hamas are attempting to destabilize both Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (PA)-controlled West...
Flash Briefs
Jordan’s Top Diplomat Walks the Tightrope in Tehran
Jordan's leadership faces a critical challenge: maintaining domestic stability while balancing its sovereignty and commitments to Western allies.
Op-eds
Jordanian Foreign Minister Arrives in Tehran Amid Growing Fears of Iranian Attack on Israel
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi traveled to Iran on August 4 to discuss regional developments with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani. Safadi is the first Jordanian...
Flash Briefs
Jordanian explosives case leaves Amman security forces searching for clues
Jordanian security services revealed that explosives were seized in a commercial store in the Abu Alanda area, a neighborhood east of Amman.
Op-eds
Iran-affiliated cell reportedly found storing explosives in Jordan’s capital
The Jordanian Public Security Directorate announced on June 22 that security forces are handling an investigative case in the South Marka area of the capital, Amman, according to the official...
Op-eds
Jordanian authorities thwart major drug smuggling operation linked to Iran-backed militias
Jordanian authorities successfully thwarted a significant drug smuggling operation, arresting members of two groups linked to regional drug smuggling networks. The Jordanian Public Security Directorate stated that...
Op-eds
Israel Renews Water-Sharing Agreement With Jordan Despite Strained Bilateral Ties
Israel renewed its water-sharing agreement with Jordan on May 16 for six months. The Jewish state has transferred fresh water to Jordan for 30 years under the terms of the two countries’...
Flash Briefs
How Iran Is Trying to Punish Jordan for Helping Israel
After Jordan helped thwart Iran's attack, Tehran warned Amman would be its next 'target' should it aid Israel again. Meanwhile, Iran is using proxies and propaganda to cast Abdullah II as a 'sellout' to the Palestinian cause, amid already high tensions in Jordan over Gaza
Op-eds
Jordan Foils Iranian Plot to Smuggle Weapons Into the Kingdom
Sources in Jordan confirmed on May 15 that an arms shipment dispatched two months ago to a Muslim Brotherhood cell in the Hashemite Kingdom was intercepted by the authorities, Reuters...
Flash Briefs
Turn-Key Alternatives to Replace UNRWA Immediately
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Memos
Hamas Diverts Jordan Aid Convoys in Gaza
Hamas hijacked a major humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip, Washington said on May 2. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called the incident the “first widespread...
Flash Briefs
Iran handed Jordan and Israel an opportunity to improve ties
Some threats simply beg to be turned into opportunities. Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi confirmed that his country’s air force intercepted several Iranian drones between April...
Op-eds
Sidestepping Tensions With Israel, Jordan Helps Repel Iran With U.S.-Led Coalition
The Jordanian Air Force joined a U.S.-led coalition to help repel Iran’s weekend attack against Israel, shooting down dozens of drones in Jordanian airspace overnight between April...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s Arab Neighbors Undermine Their Own Interests by Backing Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxy militias have Jordan in their crosshairs, calling for mass protests against the government and promising to arm a militia of 12,000 Jordanians....
Insights
Iraqi Militia Threatens to Arm Jordanians for Attacks Against Israel
An Iraq-based Iranian proxy militia on April 1 threatened to retaliate against Israel for its airstrikes in Damascus and for the war in Gaza by arming fighters in Jordan. Abu al-Askari,...
Flash Briefs
Jordanian Activists Demand End to Peace With Israel
Jordanian activists renewed calls on March 31 to demonstrate against the Gaza war and demand an end to Israeli-Jordanian peace. A group named the Jordanian Youth Gathering urged...