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Why Is Jordan refusing entry to Gaza Palestinians?

More than 50,000 Gazans living in the West Bank are essentially trapped there, unable to cross into Jordan or go to Gaza.

Daoud Kuttab
Daoud Kuttab
Sep 2, 2016
Vehicles drive towards the Allenby Bridge Crossing July 9, 2009. Israel said on Wednesday it would allow the crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan to remain open 24 hours a day to help the Palestinian economy. The Israeli-controlled terminal leading to the Allenby Bridge across the Jordan River is the West Bank's only land link to the Arab world. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS TRANSPORT) - RTR25HIM
Vehicles drive toward the Allenby Bridge Crossing, West Bank, July 9, 2009. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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