Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the “Jordanian citizen” who “opened fire on the Palestinian side” of the Israeli-controlled King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge, killing three Israelis.

According to Al Jazeera, Jordan’s foreign office said in a statement that “initial investigations confirmed that the incident, in which the shooter was also killed, was an individual act”.

Jordan rejects and condemns “violence and targeting civilians for any reason”, it said.

A “just and comprehensive peace that meets all the rights” of the Palestinian people “is the only way to achieve security and stability for all, and to stop the spread of violence and the escalation of conflict in the region”, the statement said.

Jordan is continuing efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, it added.

The statement said that restoring hope through lasting peace will protect the “entire region from the consequences of the continued deterioration that perpetuates despair and extremism, and detonates cycles of violence and killing, the price of which everyone pays”.

Jordan has repeatedly warned of the consequences of Israeli aggression on Gaza, the dangerous escalation against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.