1.   HAMAS does not have an office here, but some of its officials have Jordanian nationality and live in the kingdom.

2.   It has an information bureau in Amman, headed by spokesman Ibrahim Ghoshe who has Jordanian nationality.

3.   But two of its leaders, Ibrahim Ghosheh and Mohammad Nazzal, have Jordanian nationality and cannot be expelled.

4.   The pair hold Jordanian nationality, but Amman turned down requests for their return, saying they are Palestinians.

5.   Many of the Palestinians have Jordanian nationality.

6.   Most of them have Jordanian nationality but this should not deprive them of the right of return, he said.

7.   Refugees from the Gaza Strip will not have the option of taking Jordanian nationality.

8.   The Daily Telegraph said four had Jordanian nationality and the fifth Lebanese, while the Independent said they had all lived in Britain for a number of years.

9.   The movement is not authorised in Jordan, but has an information office led by Ibrahim Ghoshe who cannot be expelled because he has Jordanian nationality.