▁result ▁of ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁understanding ▁signed ▁among ▁Isra eli , ▁Jordan ian ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁officials ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁Washington . ▁Under ▁this ▁agreement , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Israel ▁will ▁share ▁the ▁pot able ▁water ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁future ▁des al ination ▁plant ▁in ▁A q aba , ▁while ▁a ▁pipeline ▁will ▁supply ▁salt water ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Israel ▁and ▁Jordan ▁formally ▁released ▁the ▁technical ▁plans ▁to ▁move ▁ahead ▁with ▁this ▁project . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁des al ination ▁plant ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁tour ist ▁resort ▁of ▁A q aba ▁would ▁convert ▁salt ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁into ▁fresh ▁water ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁southern ▁Israel ▁and ▁southern ▁Jordan ; ▁each ▁region ▁would ▁get ▁eight ▁billion ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁billion ▁gall ons ▁a ▁year . ▁This ▁process ▁would ▁produces ▁about ▁as ▁much ▁br ine ▁as ▁a ▁waste ▁product ; ▁the ▁br ine ▁would ▁be ▁pip ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁help ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea , ▁already ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁salt ▁content . ▁This ▁would ▁rein force ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁economic ▁resource ▁to ▁both ▁nations , ▁in ▁multiple ▁areas ▁including ▁tour ism , ▁industry ▁and ▁business , ▁to ▁create ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁million ▁new ▁jobs ▁in ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁par ks ▁One ▁component ▁of ▁economic