Jordan’s King Abdullah promises to confront ‘terrorists’ after Karak attack

King tells parliament attackers ‘are not of us’ and warns that Israeli expansionism is greatest threat to the region.Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026Jordan’s King Abdullah II says the kingdom would not be shaken by a deadly attack on a church in the southern city of Karak last month.Opening a new session of parliament in the capital, Amman, on Monday, Abdullah said “the treacherous hand of terrorism” had reached out “to test the resilience of our state and the resolve of our people”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly air strikeslist 2 of 3Victims of Jordan’s air strikes in Syrialist 3 of 3Damascus, Amman contradict each other on attack that killed civiliansend of list“They are not of us,” he said of the attackers. “There is no place for them among us, not today and not tomorrow.”The attack about two weeks ago killed nine people and wounded dozens. The king asked lawmakers to stand for a minute of silence for the victims, whose relatives attended the session.Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Jarrar, reporting from Amman, said Abdullah made clear that Jordan would confront “terrorism and extremism” by relying first on national unity and...