Police in Jordan shot and killed a man after he opened fire near the Israeli embassy on Sunday morning, authorities said.
Three police officers were injured in the shooting in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman. Authorities have not identified the shooter or indicated his motive.
Jordan is a close ally of the West which made peace with Israel in 1994. However, Israel’s devastating offensive in the Gaza Strip, launched after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 in Israel, has strained relationships.
Jordan has a large Palestinian population and has been the scene of repeated protests outside the Israeli embassy, with demonstrators sometimes clashing with police.
Jordan’s public security directorate said in a statement that police chased the gunman after he opened fire in the area.
“He was chased and surrounded, so he started shooting at security forces who applied the rules of engagement, which resulted in the shooter’s death,” a statement said.
Recently, a retired Jordanian soldier killed three Israelis when he opened fire in September at the border crossing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The shooter, Maher al-Jazi, was shot dead by Israeli security forces.
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