Jordanian Firefighters Conduct Fire Drill on Temple Mount Preparing in Case Mosque Burns Down [Watch]

November 28, 2019

2 min read

Firefighters from Jordan arrived in Israel to conduct mass casualty drills in the Case of fire in the Al-Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount. The drill also featured search and rescue operations.

Although the stated purpose of the exercise was to react in case a fire broke out at the mosque, sources close to the matter believe that it was yet another Waqf stunt to flex their muscles and try to show Israel that they are in charge of the Temple Mount.

Avraham Binyamin of the right-wing NGO Regavim responded to the event saying: “There is a lot of significance involved with Jordan going to the site and training there as a security force. It symbolizes who is the owner of the site. It’s not the place to just show up and practice fire drills.”

The police spokesperson told Breaking Israel News that they were unaware of the drill.

“If it was authorized by the police, that just shows that Israel is acquiescing its authority over the Temple Mount. If they were unaware, then that’s even worse” Binyamin added.

The fire alarm systems were installed, designed and supervised by the Jordanian Civil Defense Ministry according to the report on Jordan TV. The report added that another purpose of the drill was to “preserve the religious and historical heritage” of the site.

Apparently this isn’t the first time Jordan has pulled this stunt. According to Temple Mount tour guide Michael Miller: “It’s nothing new. They’ve done it before in the past.”

The Israeli police spokesperson has not returned with a response regarding their knowledge of the drill. The event reportedly took place on the same day that the Hashemite Kingdom conducted a mass military drill in the event of a war with Israel.

 

 

Share this article

Donate today to support Israel’s needy

$10

$25

$50

$100

$250

CUSTOM AMOUNT

Subscribe

Prophecy from the Bible is revealing itself as we speak. Israel365 News is the only media outlet reporting on it.

Sign up to our free daily newsletter today to get all the most important stories directly to your inbox. See how the latest updates in Jerusalem and the world are connected to the prophecies we read in the Bible. .