DUBAI: Jordan will not take part in any military deployment in the Gaza Strip or the occupied West Bank following the current conflict, Jordanian Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Momani said, according to remarks published by the Jordan Times.
Speaking on Jordan TV’s “60 Minutes,” Momani said the Kingdom’s focus will remain on humanitarian assistance aimed at easing what he described as large-scale suffering among Palestinians in Gaza.
He emphasized Jordan’s support for efforts that help Palestinians secure their “legitimate right” to an independent state.
“We will not have any military roles in Gaza and the West Bank,” Momani said, reiterating that Amman’s involvement will be limited to relief and diplomatic support.
His comments follow the announcement of a US-brokered Gaza peace agreement, which includes provisions for an international force to oversee security and enforce the ceasefire in the territory.
In recent days US President Donald Trump has said multiple regional countries have expressed interest in being part of an international transitional force in the territory.
Momani also criticized moves by Israeli legislators seeking to extend Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, calling the effort a “hostile policy.”
He noted international opposition to annexation plans and welcomed US statements signaling that Israel should not proceed.
Trump said the US will end its support for Israel if its parliament voted to pass a bill giving it sovereignty over the West Bank.
Israeli lawmakers recently granted preliminary approval to a bill to impose sovereignty on the territory, drawing condemnation from Jordan and 14 other Arab and Islamic states.
Jordan will not assume military role in post-war Gaza, minister says
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Jordan will not assume military role in post-war Gaza, minister says
Israel spied on US forces at Gaza aid base: Sources
- US commander summoned Israeli counterpart to say: ‘Recording has to stop here’
- Staff, visitors from other partner countries have also raised concerns about Israeli surveillance
LONDON: Israel conducted widespread surveillance of US forces involved in an aid mechanism for Gaza, The Guardian reported.
The Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel was launched in October as a joint body to monitor the ceasefire and oversee the entry of aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
But sources with knowledge of internal disputes told The Guardian that open and covert recordings of meetings at the CMCC had prompted disputes between the two partners.
Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, the US commander of the center, summoned his Israeli counterpart to explain that “recording has to stop here.”
Other countries, including the UK and UAE, are also involved in the CMCC. Staff and visitors from partner countries have likewise raised concerns about Israeli surveillance activities at the center.
When the CMCC began operations, media in the US and Israel reported that the latter was handing over authority to American forces.
Yet Israel still retains effective control over what enters the territory despite Washington’s considerable leverage, according to one US official.
US forces who arrived at the CMCC, including logistics experts, were keen to increase the flow of aid into Gaza.
But they soon discovered that Israel had implemented a wide range of controls on purported “dual-use” goods, creating a larger impediment than any engineering challenge relating to aid delivery. These included basic goods such as tent poles and chemicals used for water purification.
Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel has said he was briefed at the center on “one of the dual-use barriers that was being lifted as a result of the conversations (there).”
It came in response to growing awareness that Israeli restrictions on deliveries stood as the biggest barrier to the entry of aid into Gaza.
Israeli authorities had also restricted basic items such as pencils and paper — required by Palestinian students for school — without explanation.
There is widespread hesitancy among aid organizations and diplomats over joining the CMCC’s efforts, despite being invited to do so.
The center lacks any Palestinian representation, and even US efforts to schedule video calls with Palestinian officials were vetoed by Israeli staff there.
