Shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan leaves one dead Three Cops Wounded

A gunman was killed, and three Jordanian policemen were injured following a shooting incident near the heavily fortified Israeli embassy in Amman early November 24, according to security sources and state media.

The gunman, armed with an automatic weapon, opened fire on a police patrol in the affluent Rabiah neighbourhood of the Jordanian capital. Police responded, and the gunman was chased for over an hour before being cornered and shot dead just before dawn, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Jordan's communications minister, Mohamed Momani, condemned the attack, calling it a "terrorist attack" targeting public security forces. He emphasized that the government would respond firmly to any threats to national security, adding that the gunman had a criminal history related to drug trafficking.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy, prompting a swift response from police and emergency services. The area, which is a frequent site of anti-Israel demonstrations, has seen significant protests amid Israel's ongoing conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Jordan, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, has a large Palestinian population, many of whom are descendants of refugees displaced during the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. The peace agreement remains controversial among many Jordanians, who view the normalization of relations with Israel as a betrayal of Palestinian rights. Investigations into the shooting are ongoing.

By Khagan Isayev