The State Prosecutor's Office to investigate the incident of the security guard in Jordan

The State Prosecutor's Office announced Friday that it had asked the police to open a police investigation into the shooting incident in Jordan involving Israeli security guard Ziv Moyal, in which two Jordanian civilians were killed.

The State Prosecutor's Office added it has contacted the head of the Investigations and Intelligence Division of the Israel Police, and that the investigation would be conducted with the assistance of the State Attorney's Office. "Further, in view of the findings that will be raised, the possibility will also be considered of contacting the Jordanian authorities in order to transfer additional materials to the police," the statement said.

The examination that will be opened by the police will in fact have investigative characteristics. Apparently it was decided to define this as a "test" because the authorities in Israel are not interested at this stage in investigating the security guard with a warning. The announcement came in the shadow of Jordan's pressure on Israel: King Abdullah and other Jordanian officials expressed anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warm reception on his return from Jordan. The Jordanian king and his people made it clear that the appearance of the security guard as a hero in Israel would have serious implications for relations between the two countries.