European countries joined Arab nations today in rebuking a shock announcement by United States President Donald Trump that he wants to take control over Gaza and forcibly displace its inhabitants to neighboring countries including Jordan and Egypt.

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Syrian refugees in Jordan contemplate life after Bashar al-Assad. Until last week, the idea of being able to go back home seemed an impossible dream for many Syrian refugees. Now, the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened the door for their return. www.politico.eu/article/fear...

Jordan will host a summit on Syria on Saturday in Aqaba, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Leb, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain will attend as well as Turkey, U.S., and EU's high representative and UN envoy for Syria.

U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will come to Jordan, Turkey from Weds. to Friday to discuss the situation in Syria, acc. to the U.S. State Dpt. He will meet with senior Jordanian gov officials in Aqaba and "emphasize U.S. support for the stability of Syria’s neighbors, including Jordan"

Jordan is preparing to send a first convoy of 200 tons of food aid and relief supplies to Syria, according to local media. www.almamlakatv.com/news/157097-

Jordan's interior minister Mazin Al-Faraya said to national media outlet Al Mamlaka earlier today - security issues for 1.3m Syrian refugees in Jordan have now largely disappeared - about 500 Syrian ppl returned today (not all refugees) - refugees could need days/weeks to be ready to go back 1/2

Tricky last Middle East visit for top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell who has been strongly pushing for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon for the last year while trying to represent very different positions among the EU's 27 member states. 🧵

X will pause training its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok with some European users' posts, according to Europe's chief privacy watchdog.

The European Commission has decided to stop advertising on the social media platform X, according to an internal note obtained by POLITICO.

After X, Meta and TikTok are under close scrutiny over potentially breaching the European Union's content moderation law for content related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

EU home affairs ministers will not vote on a common position on the controversial draft law on child sexual abuse material tomorrow. Instead, ministers will publicly discuss the complex ongoing negotiations amid fears the proposal could threaten privacy and encryption. pro.politico.eu/news/170222

Since Hamas’ attack, Israel has pushed dozens of online ads, including graphic videos, to millions of people to drum up support for its actions, according to data reviewed by POLITICO. w/ Liv Martin and Hailey Fuchs www.politico.eu/article/isra...