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Jordan Downs Drone from Syria in Third Incident this Month

A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone from Syria that the Jordanian army intercepted and downed on Jordan's side of the border, Jordan July 24, 2023. JORDAN ARMED FORCES/Handout via REUTERS
A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone from Syria that the Jordanian army intercepted and downed on Jordan's side of the border, Jordan July 24, 2023. JORDAN ARMED FORCES/Handout via REUTERS
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Jordan Downs Drone from Syria in Third Incident this Month

A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone from Syria that the Jordanian army intercepted and downed on Jordan's side of the border, Jordan July 24, 2023. JORDAN ARMED FORCES/Handout via REUTERS
A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone from Syria that the Jordanian army intercepted and downed on Jordan's side of the border, Jordan July 24, 2023. JORDAN ARMED FORCES/Handout via REUTERS

The Jordanian army downed a drone heading from Syria in the third such incident this month, it said.

The army said in a statement that the drone was brought down in its territory but did not say what it was carrying.

The Jordanian army published two photos of the downed drones, according to the Arab World Press.

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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighboring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
Jordan's government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. He said in a statement that investigations into the attack were under way.
Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood, where the embassy is located.
The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as anti-Israel sentiment runs high over the war in Gaza.
Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.