Israel agrees to send more water to Jordan after push from Biden

Israel agrees to send more water to Jordan after push from Biden
Netanyahu (L) and King Abdullah in 2014. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Getty Images
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a request to increase the water supply to Jordan after prodding from the Biden administration, Israeli officials told me. 
Why it matters: Israeli-Jordanian relations have recently sunk into a new crisis, with the water supply as one major point of tension. The Jordanian government asked the Biden administration in recent weeks for help in resolving the issue. 
Secretary of State Tony Blinken raised the issue in a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, and encouraged the Israeli government to help the Jordanians.

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