Jordanian security forces prevented an open sit-in that was scheduled for Thursday in the center of the capital, Amman, to demand an end to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
More than 300 Jordanian figures called for the sit-in, including former ministers, retired commanders in the Arab army, captains, writers, media figures, and civil society activists.
The ban came a day after Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip, wounding 7 Jordanians from the medical teams.
In a statement, a copy of which was received by Al Jazeera Net, those calling for the sit-in said, “We are the signatories, and we are filled with pain from what is happening to our brothers in Gaza in terms of killing, extermination, displacement, and injustice that has not been witnessed in history. And because we consider the battle on the land of Gaza to be our battle here in Jordan, we announce that we have decided to begin an open sit-in in Our capital is Amman.
The statement added that the sit-in will be open “to send local, regional and international messages, and to arouse the resolve of the Arab and Islamic peoples and the free peoples of the world to put pressure on their governments to stop these barbaric massacres. We are determined not to abandon our duty until this aggression in all its forms stops, and until the orgy of this group of people is put to an end.” The people who commit these crimes.
Road closures
The Jordanian authorities closed the roads leading to the Hashemite Square to vehicles, which is the place scheduled to hold the event, and also erected a barrier surrounding the square, and prevented citizens from entering it amid a heavy and tight security presence.
Security forces also dispersed gatherings of dozens of people who were able to reach the vicinity of the sit-in square from various points, and stopped participants and prevented others from taking photos and videos in the alleys adjacent to the closed square.
Tomorrow, Friday, a central march will be held, called for by the Islamic Movement and other popular parties, in rejection of the continuing Israeli aggression. According to the organizers, the march is scheduled to be followed by another attempt to hold an open sit-in in the designated location.
