Jordan summons Israeli ambassador after deadly shooting
Move comes after Jordanian man shot dead on Friday following alleged attack on Israeli police in Jerusalem
Ankara
JERUSALEM
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned on Monday the Israeli ambassador in Amman over a shooting in Jerusalem in which a Jordanian citizen was killed on Friday.
Israeli radio reported acting Jordanian Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Momani asked Israel's ambassador to provide detailed information about the shooting.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement there were “intensive contacts between Israel and Jordan about this incident”.
"Summoning the Israeli ambassador on Monday falls within the framework of these contacts,” it added.
On Friday, a Jordanian man was shot dead after he allegedly attacked an Israeli police officer with a knife in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a statement released by Israeli police the same day.
"An assailant armed with a knife tried to stab an Israeli police officer at the Damascus Gate [outside Jerusalem’s Old City]," the statement read.
"Police at the scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death," it added.
Police identified the alleged attacker as a 28-year-old Jordanian national.
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