Grad missile from Lebanon falls in Jordan

File photo of Jordanian onlookers and security agents standing around the debris of a missile that the Jordanian forces intercepted over Amman amid an unprecedented Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel in the early hours of April 14, 2024 (AFP)

• The missile was likely fired at Israel by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group

AMMAN: Jordan’s military says a Grad missile fired from Southern Lebanon fell in an open area without causing casualties or damage, state news agency PETRA reported on Sunday.

A military official of the Jordanian Armed Forces Saturday said the Grad missile fell in an uninhabited desert area in Muwaqqar south of Amman.
No damages or casualties were reported.
Security source added that the air defense systems "will deal with any activity of other missiles or drones trying to violate Jordanian airspace."
Jordan and Israel, which share borders, signed a peace treaty in 1994. The Western-allied Arab country also helped intercept missiles fired at Israel by Iran in April.
Jordan has been fiercely critical of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians and has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza. It has also said it will not allow its territory to become a battlefield as tensions mount between Israel and Iran.