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    GAZA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar said on Saturday that he is ready to visit Jordan anytime to settle a crisis between Hamas and Jordan over a weapon smuggling allegation.

    "We are ready to travel to Jordan to end the crisis and deal with its aftermath," Zahar told reporters, although Hamas refused to join an official Palestinian delegation formed by President Abbas to go to Jordan to end the crisis.

    On Thursday, the Jordanian television aired confessions by Hamas members that they stored weapons in Jordan to carry out attacks in the kingdom.

    On April 19, Jordan cancelled a scheduled visit to Amman by Zahar after uncovering various types of weapons smuggled by Hamas activists from Syria into Jordan.

    Hamas dismissed the allegation as groundless. Enditem