Israel–Jordan peace treaty

<p>The Israel–Jordan peace treaty (formally the "Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan"), sometimes referred to as the Wadi Araba Treaty, is <a href="/facts/Treaty/KCfhDfDV">an agreement</a> that ended the <a href="/facts/State_of_war/LSYtAgTS">state of war</a> that had existed between the two countries since the <a href="/facts/1948_Arab%25E2%2580%2593Israeli_War/X3GSudUm">1948 Arab–Israeli War</a> and established <a href="/facts/Israel%25E2%2580%2593Jordan_relations/q0U5VIR9">mutual diplomatic relations</a>. In addition to establishing peace between the two countries, the treaty also settled land and water disputes, provided for broad cooperation in tourism and trade, and obligated both countries to prevent their territory being used as a staging ground for military strikes by a third country.
</p><p>The signing ceremony took place at the southern border crossing of <a href="/facts/Arabah/dtR9bIzu">Arabah</a> on 26 October 1994. <a href="/facts/Jordan/JC5sS1oJ">Jordan</a> was the second <a href="/facts/Arab_world/F8Jouq98">Arab</a> country, after <a href="/facts/Egypt/8Ttg0JwB">Egypt</a>, to sign a peace accord with <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>.
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Israel–Jordan peace treaty