(Times of Israel) Jordanian officials arrived in Israel on Monday to request an increase in the amount of water Israel gives to the kingdom, Hadashot reported Tuesday. Israel already sends 50 million cubic meters of water to Jordan as part of peace agreements. The Jordanian request comes after Jordan announced last month that it will not renew an agreement to lease two parcels of land on the border to Israel for agricultural use, which it has done for the past 24 years.
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