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Watch: Deadly gunfight erupts near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Gunman reportedly attacked a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman.

Three law enforcement officers were wounded in a shootout around dawn near the Israeli Embassy in Amman, the Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported on Sunday. The suspected gunman was shot dead.

The incident unfolded when the suspect opened fire on a police patrol and then attempted to flee the scene, the agency said, citing Jordan’s Public Security Directorate.

Officers engaged the attacker in a firefight, during which the gunman was killed, Petra reported.

Loud gunfire echoed through the neighborhood, and numerous emergency services vehicles were visible at the scene in videos circulating on social media that purported to show the incident.

Three members of law enforcement were wounded in the attack. They have been taken to the hospital in moderate condition, the news agency said.

Amman has seen a number of pro-Palestinian protests over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza since October 7, 2023. A significant percentage of Jordan’s 11.5 million population is Palestinian, many with ties across the Jordan River in the neighboring West Bank. According to UNRWA data, there are at least 2.39 million registered Palestinian refugees living in the country.

The Israeli ambassador to Amman left the country due to security concerns at the beginning of the Gaza war following the deadly Hamas raid on October 7, 2023. Jordan recalled its ambassador in November of last year in protest of West Jerusalem’s methods of war in the besieged enclave.

Israel’s National Security Council’s travel advisory service has marked Jordan with the highest threat level for Israelis, citing terrorist threats. “Travel to this country is not allowed. Those who are already there must leave immediately,” the government website states.

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Source:RT News

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  1. I’m amazed the Israeli turds have a embassy in Jordan, its an absolute hotbed of seething hatred for them, given the crimes committed in Gaza and more besides…..is it in an underground bunker?

  2. Jordan and Israel have had amicable neighbourly arrangements. This is in part due to the sharing of a border which includes the Jordan River and the awareness of worldwide pilgrims visiting sacred sites in both countries.  Jordan has  guardianship of the Al-Aqsa mosque (Dome of the Rock) in Israel. The Jordanian leadership has voiced to protect civilians in occupied Gaza, Lebanon, and other countries involved in Israel’s current war. Jordan believes negotiation has more power than weapons. (Pen mightier than the sword). Jordan currently runs field hospitals providing medical aid and food in Gaza. Jordanian leadership is mature in seeking security and stability for its people. Much can be learned from this country by countries in the world who want to choose paths leading to peace for their people. Regarding the Israel Embassy attack Jordan has rightly called it a “terrorist attack against security personnel who were performing their duty.”

  3. The Jordanians are about to realise that the map of ‘Greater Israel’ encompasses and swallows-up their sovereign land.
    The J3w$ make no apologies for this future event by force, and by now everyone in the region should know that you CANNOT TRUST ISRAEL OR IT’S WESTERN ZIONIST BACKERS!!!

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