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Jordan to retake lands leased by Israel
Why is it in news?
- Jordan has pulled out of a 25-year-old landmark agreement that allowed Israeli farmers to cultivate in two pieces of agricultural lands that was leased by Israel.
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- What was the deal?
(1) The deal was a part of Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty 1994
(2) Under the deal, two territories straddling the border were recognised as under Jordanian sovereignty but with special provisions allowing Israeli farmers to work the land and visitors to tour the Isle of Peace park in the area.
(3) But in 2018, Jordan said it did not want to continue the arrangement, in what was widely seen as a sign of increasingly strained diplomatic relations
Source
The Hindu