A Jordanian citizen, Amjad al-Limoun, did not expect that his moments of tending his sheep in the Fuqu’ district in the south would turn into a direct encounter with one of the repercussions of the ongoing war between America and Israel.
While he was watching his flock in the wheat fields, he spotted a burning object descending from the sky like a huge ball of fire, a scene that has been recurring in various parts of the country with the increasing fall of rocket shrapnel and debris resulting from the resumption of shelling between Tel Aviv and its adversaries, before its halt was announced.
Al-Limoun said: “I saw it descending like a ball of fire, so I prayed to God that it would land safely and not harm anyone.” He added that the shrapnel fell on a piece of land he owns planted with wheat without causing any fire or injuries, even though the area sometimes witnesses wide fires due to causes much less dangerous than that, such as cigarette butts.
While residents were inspecting the impact site, security forces and the Royal Engineering Corps of the Jordanian Armed Forces arrived and imposed a security cordon around the area before transporting the fallen debris and ensuring the site was free of any hazards.
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Al-Limoun’s story is not unique in the country in recent weeks, as falling debris from rockets and drones has become a recurring scene in various parts of the kingdom with each escalation of the military confrontation between Iran and Israel.
On Sunday night, 6 pieces of shrapnel fell in different areas of Jordan without any human casualties, with damage limited to minor material damage to three homes, according to a Jordanian security source who preferred to remain anonymous.
In the Dhaniba area of the Ramtha district in the north of the country, specialized agencies continued their efforts to deal with rocket shrapnel that fell in the yard of a house, before its effects spread to several neighboring houses. Mohammed al-Saqqar, a resident of the area, said the sound of the fall was extremely loud, adding, “Almost all the windows of the houses shook from the intensity of the sound, but thank God there were no injuries.”
Al-Saqqar indicated that the fallen object remained burning for some time, suggesting it was a rocket fuel tank, noting that a number of citizens approached it and took souvenir photos despite repeated warnings from security authorities not to approach such objects.
Also, remnants of rocket shrapnel fell on Sunday morning on a house in the village of Umm Batma in the Muwaqqar district, causing material damage at the site. Witnesses confirmed that the incident did not result in any human injuries, and damage was limited to material losses.
Interception and Downing
In the Aqaba governorate in southern Jordan, residents woke up on Monday night to the sound of two large explosions that shook the city, before it later became clear that the sounds were caused by the interception and downing of two drones that were on their way from somewhere towards the city of Eilat.
Citizen Mohammed al-Riyati said that small shrapnel scattered in a public street after the downing operation, adding that residents felt a state of anxiety upon hearing the two explosions due to their great intensity.
He explained: “Thank God no one was hurt, and the damage was very minor, but the sound of the explosion was huge and caused a state of fear among the residents,” noting that specialized agencies rushed to the site and dealt with the fallen shrapnel.
Official figures reveal the scale of the challenge faced by Jordan amid escalating regional tensions, before the American-Israeli-Iranian truce.
