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Hamas, Jordan probe possibility of better ties

Cut off from Egypt, Hamas hopes improved ties with Jordan will help it emerge from isolation.
A man uses a mobile phone to record Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (C) while he speaks during the funeral of Hamas member Kamal Husni Ghanaja in Amman June 29, 2012. Hamas said on Thursday that one of its members, Ghanaja, had been killed in his home in Damascus.  REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed    (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR34D20
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The March 10 killing of Jordanian judge Raed Zuaiter by an Israeli soldier at a West Bank border crossing strained Israeli-Jordanian relations, and now a third party has entered into the crisis between Amman and Tel Aviv: Hamas. Osama Hamdan, Hamas' head of international relations, condemned the killing and expressed his "deep appreciation for the popular movement in Jordan that is raising the issue of reopening Hamas offices in Amman in response to the incident."

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