Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Wednesday to discuss regional stability and bilateral ties in the latest high-level visit since relations between the two neighbours improved, officials from both countries said.

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: For critics of the Palestinian Authority, security coordination is a form of 'collaboration with the Israeli enemy' in cracking down on Hamas, PIJ and other terrorist groups.

If this process goes ahead successfully, it could pave the path for additional Middle Eastern multilateral agreements in the sectors of energy, infrastructure, climate, health, and other issues

Eight Palestinians died on Thursday when the van they rode in collided with a cement truck in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian official media said. The two vehicles slammed into each other at a junction on Route 90, which runs up the Jordan Valley and is under Israeli security control…

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The PA leadership claimed that the agreement was reached thanks to efforts made by Majed Faraj, head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service.