Jordan’s Central Bank retracted a day-old decision to freeze the bank accounts of six Hamas leaders and five charity groups. Jordan’s information minister, Nabil Al-Sharif, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he did not know why the Central Bank changed its mind on freezing the Hamas- related monies.
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