Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of a 16-year-old Jordanian who was killed after an altercation with a guard at the Israeli Embassy in the kingdom.
The incident led to a 24-hour diplomatic standoff between Jordan and Israel, at a time when the two countries were also trying to defuse a crisis over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Jordan is the Muslim custodian of the site.
The teen, Mohammed Jawawdeh, stabbed the guard with a screwdriver, and was then shot and killed by the Israeli. A bystander was also killed.
Jordanian police have said Jawawdeh argued with the guard during a furniture delivery, then attacked him. But mourners at the funeral portray the teen as a “martyr” who died for Muslim rights at the Jerusalem shrine.
— AP and Times of Israel staff
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