Terrorism in jordan

Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over Karak terror shooting which killed nine people

The court convicted the men of offenses including carrying out terrorist acts resulting in death, possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes, and promoting at terror group's ideology.

Jordanian security forces stand guard outside Jordan's State Security Court, which is expected to deliver its verdict in the trial of suspects accused of carrying out the October 23 attack on a church in Karak that killed nine people and injured 40 others, in Amman, Jordan, November 15, 2026.
Security personnel stand outside Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral the previous day, in the village of Hamoud, Karak, Jordan, October 24, 2026.

Jordanian officer killed, one other wounded in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested

: Anti-terrorism police secure an area as a raid takes place on November 25, 2025 in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. The country's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that security forces raided a site in Ramtha earlier this evening in a search for two brothers wanted by police.

Deadly raid in Ramtha: Jordanian forces kill extremist suspects after firefight

Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against state


King Abdullah's silence: Quiet consumes growing radicalization in Jordan - editorial

King Hussein understood that preserving peace required a proactive approach rather than passive silence when that peace was threatened - his son must learn the same.

 Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says

The IDF has successfully held back the Iranian axis from smuggling weapons across the Israel-Jordan border into the West Bank.

Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

King Abdullah II’s silence on Allenby terror attack speaks volumes - analysis

Israel and Jordan boast a symbiotic relationship, perhaps much to the dismay of some on both sides. This requires a robust and brave leadership that rejects violence and terrorism, not the opposite.

 JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a conference, on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, earlier this month. The PA’s refusal to condemn Hamas’s atrocities exacerbates the situation, says the writer.

Terror threat on Israel expands beyond Gaza, West Bank into Jordan - analysis

The recent terror attack on the 8th of September comes as part of the ongoing smuggling of weaponry and drugs to the West Bank since October 7th.

 Police at the scene where three Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024

Maternity ward 'martyrs': IDF kills terrorists hiding in Shifa hospital

At the Shifa Hospital on Sunday, Nahal forces killed terrorists and located numerous weapons hidden within the complex.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 19, 2024.

Jordan hunts down three wanted terrorists

The Jordanian Public Security Department said on Sunday they had neutralized three men wanted on terror charges. The men had opened fire on the police.  

 Jordanian Police Audi A6 C6 sedan in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan vows to eradicate terrorism after deadly standoff

The government has yet to release the identities of the terrorists involved in last week’s raid, raising questions about whether they are foreign or homegrown

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Four security personnel killed in Jordan shoot-out

King says Jordan will strike hard at Islamist radicals.

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Analysis: Can Israeli-Jordanian ties survive Temple Mount violence?

Rather then breaking off ties, both leaders used the embassy shooting to wager a behind the scenes deal that allowed both Netanyahu and King Abdullah to claim victory.

Israeli police man a barricade on Salah a Din street after a deadly terror attack in Jerusalem, July 14, 2017.

Comment: A test for King Abdullah

The terrorists were freed on condition that they did not engage in either terrorism or incitement of terrorism subsequent to their release.

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016