Ambassador Rasan al-Majali and head of Jordan's Waqf prevented from entering mosque compound by officer unaware of visit; Amman summons Israeli envoy and condemns incident
View of the Kosel and Har HaBayis in the Old City of Yerushalayim, Jan. 5. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) Israeli security refused to allow Jordan’s ambassador to visit al-Aqsa Mosque on Har HaBayis.
The trade deal, part of the Israel-Jordanian water agreement, increases Jordanian exports to Palestinian areas of the West Bank from $160 million to $700m.