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Jordan’s queen downplays role of Oct. 7 as cause of the war in Gaza

Rania Al Abdullah said that linking the war to the Hamas attack reflects an ‘incomplete narrative’ of the longer-term Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Queen Rania of Jordan poses for the photographers before a lunch at the Royal Palace.

In remarks at the Web Summit Qatar in Doha, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan downplayed the role of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel as the cause of the current war in Gaza, arguing that this reflects an...

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