Al Jazeera Net correspondents
Oman – A circulating video about the Jordanian army sending reinforcements to the border with Palestine sparked great interaction from active users on social media. The video shows scenes of tanks, troop carriers, and Jordanian military reinforcements on their way to the border. The video also shows the positioning of Jordanian army forces in the western border areas.
Journalist Samir Al-Hiyari pointed out that the Jordanian military movements on the border with Palestine “are a message to the Israeli enemy that… Jordan Ready for war if the plan to displace the Palestinians from the West Bank towards Jordanian lands is implemented, especially since these possibilities began to expand with the arming of the settlers and their invitation to the people of the West Bank to head towards Jordan.
News about the Jordanian army deploying armored forces on its border with Palestine pic.twitter.com/51IdvXH4aQ
— Arab-Military (@ashrafnsier) November 18, 2023
Demand an official clarification
Commenting on the circulating video, journalist Samir Al-Hayari said, “The military media in the Jordanian Armed Forces did not explain to us what are the reasons for the army’s movements towards the border with Palestine?” He pointed out in his interview with Al Jazeera Net that “the reason is more security than media, and it cannot be shown.” “For the media.”
He added, “There have been many questions and speculations about the published video, and therefore I believe that there will be an official clarification, and the Jordanian Armed Forces must issue a statement because we, journalists and media professionals, want to know what are the reasons for these military movements?”
Al-Hiyari pointed out that Jordan had been preparing to establish a military field hospital in the West Bank for months, specifically in the city of Jenin, “but as a result of the successive developments in the West Bank and the complex security situation, it was decided to establish the hospital in Nablus because Jordan believes that the situation in the West Bank is likely to deteriorate further.” This proactive move came from the armed forces by sending a field hospital in the West Bank, similar to the field hospital in the Gaza Strip.”
Warning message
Former Deputy Chief of Staff, retired Lieutenant General Qasid Mahmoud, said in an interview with Al Jazeera Net, “The movement of Jordanian army troop carriers is not considered a fundamental change,” and he added, “It is clear that there is an escalation in the Jordanian political position, and therefore Amman is sending more than a warning message to the Israeli occupation.” .
Mahmoud stressed that “the decision-maker in Jordan officially and effectively declared a state of war if displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan was carried out, and this message was issued by the King.” Abdullah II And about the Minister of Foreign Affairs more than once.”
As for the security and strategic expert, Dr. Muhammad Al-Muqaba, he saw, in his interview with Al-Jazeera Net, that the Jordanian military movements towards the border with Palestine come in the context of redistributing forces and arranging the theater of operations concerned with the final combat situation.
The expert explained that the deployment is in accordance with a defensive plan to anticipate the occurrence of an attack, or that it is linked to the completion of a political decision that may be taken, and this decision may require a corresponding response, and thus this proactive step came from the Jordanian army, expressing his belief that the Jordanian position is related to the risks of forced displacement from The West Bank, and that there will be a political decision related to this matter, especially since Jordan will not allow displacement.
“We are with you and all Jordanians are proud of you, brave men of the Arab Army. May God protect you and give you health and wellness. My greetings to the young men. Morale is high, God willing.”#Jordan #Jordanian Armed Forces #Arab_Army pic.twitter.com/Qcy3dNtiMZ
— Jordan Armed Forces (@ArmedForcesJO) November 19, 2023
Official fears
Al Jazeera Net learned from informed sources that the decision-maker in Jordan views with fear the escalation of military and security events in the West Bank, especially in the Jenin camp, considering it as an early warning of the possibility of an Israeli military escalation, which could ultimately lead to chaos, and thus the threats to emigrate escalate. population from the West Bank to Jordan. This means placing the Jordanian state before unexpected and unacceptable possibilities and escalation scenarios.
The Jordanian army had opened an investigation after 7 members of the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza were injured while trying to treat Palestinian citizens who were injured during an Israeli bombing, according to a statement issued by the army.
In a statement today, Sunday, Jordanian King Abdullah II said that the attack on the medical teams in the field hospital in Gaza was a “heinous crime,” noting that “appropriate measures will be taken to deal with this attack.”
