denying the existence of the Palestinian people, with Amman summoning Israel’s ambassador for a rebuke. A Jordanian official told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Israel had reassured the kingdom that Smotrich’s behaviour, which included standing at a podium adorned with a map of an Israeli flag that included Jordan and the Palestinian territories, did not represent its position. Since the start of the year, Israelis have killed 86 Palestinian adults and children, including fighters and civilians