Al-Quds city, Feb 20, SPA -- A new Jordanian ambassador took up hispost in Israel on Sunday, ending lower-level diplomatic relations during more than four years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. Ambassador Marouf al-Bakhit, formerly Jordan's ambassadorto Turkey, flew to Israel on Sunday morning and wentstraight to his Tel Aviv office. His appointment was announced following a Feb. 8 Mideastsummit in Egypt, where Israel and the Palestinians pledgedto end violence between them, and Egypt and Jordan saidthey would once again post ambassadors to Israel. "It's a very welcome step and it's very important inenhancing the relationship between Israel and itsneighbors," Israeli Housing Minister Yitzhak Hertzog toldreporters at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting. "Wecommend the Jordanian kingdom and we believe it is apartner for peace and advancement in the area."--SPA1304 Local Time 1004 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/240830