There have been a number of reports of downed rockets in Amman, in Jordan. The rockets fired from Iran towards Israel have been intercepted by Jordan and also have fallen in Jordan due to GPS blocking software.
Amman residents reported seeing dozens of Israeli and Iranian rockets crossing over their residential areas. These have become a common occurrence over the last few weeks.
GPS jamming – Reports of downed rockets in Amman
The main reason rockets are falling in Amman, is because Israel and the US have implemented GPS jamming, which is a way to block the navigation of the rocket.
“I feel like I am driving in a warzone” Dania Ibrahim, Amman
This has also impacted the residents of Jordan. GPS navigational systems are also impacted form this military tactic. In Amman if you open google maps, it thinks you are currently in Paris.
Jordanian military has closed its airspace and shot down rockets heading for Israel.
Five people injured in Irbid
Five people were injured in irbid last week from a falling objects that are believed to from a missile that landed on their house in the northern city of Irbid.
The injured were transferred to the hospital and were reported to be in unhurt, according to Police Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi.
Specialised team experts from the PSD and the army opened an investigation into the incident, Sartawi told Sawt Asharq.
In the early hours of Friday, Israel launched a large-scale attack, code-named “Lion’s Rage,” against Iran, which resulted a war between the two countries. Former US President Bill Clinton described Israel’s Leader Benjamin Netanyahu as using the Iran war to stay in power ‘forever’.
“Netanyahu has long wanted to fight Iran because that way he can stay in office forever and ever. I mean, he’s been there most of the last 20 years.”
Former president Bill Clinton said in an interview on The Daily Show on the 14 of July 2025.