In view of the attack from Iran, Arab states are also helping Israel - expert Ulrich Schlie explains at IPPEN.MEDIA what's behind it. Jordan even sent fighter jets to its neighbor for anti-drone operations and opened its airspace to Israeli and US planes.
Jordan justified the defensive measures against Iranian rocket fire with self-defense and even accepted that this could be seen as support for Israel. The development is not entirely new: Arab states stood against Iran and Hamas as early as the end of 2023. The line, which was partly positive for Israel, now continued. In addition to Jordan, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's first contacts included Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Egypt also does not seem interested in escalation: over the weekend, the country warned urgently against an expansion of the conflict. The Emirates and Bahrain have normalized relations with Israel, and Saudi Arabia held talks about this before the start of the Gaza war. The NGO “Minority Rights Group” assumes that around three million Palestinians live in the country - the majority of them as refugees.