Jordan’s King Hussein sent Israel $1 million to give to the families of seven schoolgirls killed last year by a Jordanian soldier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet. The seven were killed, and seven others wounded, while they were on a field trip near the Israeli-Jordanian border. Netanyahu said Hussein sent a check to Israeli President Ezer Weizman, asking that the money be distributed to the families as he saw fit.
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