Jordan warns of measure against Israel after shooting of judge

 Jordans Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said Monday the country will take firm measures against Israel after a Jordanian judge was killed by Israeli soldier on border, the Jordan TV reported.

The minister said the government is awaiting the results of an Israeli investigation into the shooting of the judge at Allenby bridge crossing between Jordan and the West Bank and is expected to receive the results Tuesday afternoon.

"We are following up the investigation. When we get the results we will announce firm measures. We also take measures against those involved in the killing of the judge," he said.

As the minister spoke on TV, hundreds of Jordanians gathered near the Israeli embassy in Amman and some tried to break into the embassy. Jordanian security forces closed all roads leading to the embassy and prevented the demonstrators from approaching it.

Israeli troops on Monday shot dead a man at the Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. A judiciary source told Xinhua that the one was killed is a Jordanian judge who worked at the Amman First Instance Court.

"We were informed that Judge Raed Zeiter was killed by the Israeli troops at the Allenby border," the source told Xinhua anonymously.

Earlier, some media outlets said the dead is a Palestinian.

Later in the day, Jordans Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli charge daffaires in Amman, calling on the Israeli government to immediately start an investigation into the incident. 

Source: ANTARA