2017 Israeli embassy in Amman incident
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On 23 July 2017, an incident involved the deputy director of security of the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan who shot and killed two Jordanians in an apartment belonging to the embassy.
According to Israel, the official was attacked with a screwdriver, who then shot and killed the attacker, as well as the Jordanian landlord by mistake. The attacker was a carpenter who came to install furniture at an apartment rented by the embassy either inside or near the Israeli embassy compound.
According to Jordan's Public Security Directorate its investigation concluded that the cause of the initial altercation was a dispute over late delivery of furniture. Israel denies this.
Background
Tensions between Israel and Jordan were high following the 2017 Temple Mount shooting on 14 July, new security measures, and rioting following the shooting. The spokesperson for the Jordanian government condemned Israel's closure of the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa mosque and called on them to reopen it immediately to worshipers. Subsequently, following criticism of Israel for not doing so, King Abdullah II in a phone call on 16 July with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack, called for calm, and reopening of Al-Aqsa. On 16 July the parliament of Jordan criticized the Temple Mount closure and held a prayer service in honor of the attackers. Atef Tarawneh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives praised the attackers, calling them "martyrs who were defending Palestinians", while also blaming "Israeli occupation" as the reason for the attack.
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