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Prince William arrives in Jordan for start of Middle East tour

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leaves the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital after Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a baby boy on April 23, 2018 in London, England. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third child was born this morning at 11:01, weighing 8lbs 7oz. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

By Laura Smith-Spark and David Wilkinson, CNN

Prince William arrived in Jordan on Sunday on the first stop of a five-day Middle East tour that will make him the first British royal to pay an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The Duke of Cambridge will meet with Crown Prince Hussein, the son of Jordan's King Abdullah II, and other Jordanian leaders during his two days in the kingdom.

On Monday night, he will leave for Israel, where he can expect his every move to be closely watched.

After a Tuesday morning visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Prince William will hold meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin.

On Wednesday, he will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, in the West Bank.

The following day, William is expected to visit Jerusalem's Old City, the Mount of Olives and the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in the Garden of Gethsemane, where his great-grandmother, Princess Alice -- Prince Philip's mother -- is buried.

Events with children are also a focus of the royal visit. William will meet with young Syrian refugees and Jordanian students while in Jordan and play soccer with children in Jaffa, Tel Aviv.

His wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to their third child in late April, will not be joining him on the visit.

The historic trip, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of Israel's founding, comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region.

The Israeli military said it responded with airstrikes Wednesday after some 45 rockets were fired toward Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza.

More than 120 Palestinians have been killed since March 30 amid a continuing protest movement along the border fence separating Gaza and Israel.

Israel has been accused of using excessive force against the protesters, a charge the country's leaders have denied. Israel claims that Hamas is orchestrating the protests.

Earlier this month, the United Nations General Assembly condemned Israel for the use of "excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force" against Palestinian civilians. The resolution also condemned the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas.

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