Occupied Jerusalem -

None of the Jordanian soldiers who defended Jerusalem 54 years ago did not know that it would become the talk of the hour, and that Israeli excavations in Tel Al-Zakhira in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem would reveal its secret that had been embraced by the soil of Jerusalem for so long, and that it would reveal the wound of many Jordanian families who do not know the fate of her children, nor their grave sites.

It all started when the director of the Israeli Six Day War Heritage Center, Ketri Maoz, published a post on his personal Facebook page, in which he talks about his discovery of the remains of a Jordanian soldier who participated in the battle of Tel Al-Adkhira, or what the occupation calls “Givat.” Hashmouchet.” He comments, “We have waited 54 years. The discoveries are still in their infancy, and there are many stories buried in the mound.”

Watch, ring and gear

The soldier's remains were taken to the Abu Kabir Autopsy Institute in Tel Aviv.

The pictures published by Maoz showed a rusting dagger that the soldier seemed to have been acquiring for the moment of the face-to-face confrontation, in addition to a helmet that distinguished the Jordanian soldiers, a rusted watch whose hands stopped after one twenty minutes, a shiny new bullet can and another scattered empty one, along with a rifle and a golden ring that wrapped one his fingertips.

The remains of the Jordanian soldier and its belongings showed to the surface of the ground Israeli excavations carried out by the occupation municipality in Jerusalem and the Israeli company "Moriya" within the light rail project, but it also highlighted the stories of dozens of Jordanian soldiers who died unintentionally in the Battle of Tal Al-Amkhira.

Director of the Israeli Six Day Heritage Center Katri Maoz with the belongings of the Jordanian soldier (social networking sites)

Battle of Ammunition Hill

The Battle of Ammunition Hill, north of Jerusalem in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, is described as the largest and fiercest battle in Jerusalem during the setback, which took place on June 6, 1967 and lasted two full days, in which 97 Jordanian soldiers were martyred out of 101 soldiers in the “second Hussein” battalion. Only 4 soldiers, some were wounded and some were arrested.

Jordanian soldiers barricaded themselves in trenches dug inside the hill to prevent the Israeli occupation forces from advancing towards the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque from the north.

This was not the first discovery on this hill. On August 1, during the Israeli infrastructure works, 6 Bazooka missile launchers were also discovered, owned by the Jordanian army, and their manufacture dates back to December 1956.

Rusty bullets found next to the remains of the Jordanian soldier in Ammunition Hill (social networking sites)

Al-Nashma in Jerusalem

Before its occupation in 1967, East Jerusalem was under Jordanian rule, and the Jordanian army fought about 39 battles to protect it alongside Palestinians and Arabs of different nationalities, and the effects of its army barracks are visible until today in different areas of Jerusalem.

Al-Maqdisi Muhammad Jadallah "Abu Nihad" (100 years old) mentions many of the Jordanian soldiers who fought alongside them on the Jerusalem wall, the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Bab Al-Jadeed, Hebron, the Prophet Dawood, Sur Baher and Beit Safafa.

Jadallah mentions to Al Jazeera Net the names of Jordanian officers he has not forgotten to date, including Fayez Al-Shobaki, Abdul Latif Abu Qura and Sadiq Al-Shara.

He tells of their bravery and courage, saying that he saw the fingers of one of them clinging to the handle of the bomb he threw at the Israelis even after his martyrdom.

The General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement today, Thursday - a copy of which was received by Al-Jazeera Net - saying that "the armed forces, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, are following up on the news of finding the remains believed to belong to a Jordanian soldier... and that the identity of the martyr and all information will be announced later. related to it through the competent authorities.

A Bazooka rocket launcher owned by the Jordanian army, and the ammunition bay was discovered at the beginning of this month (social networking sites)

Sheikh Jarrah appeals to Jordan since the setback until today

As for the Palestinian researcher residing in Jordan, Ziad Abhis, he linked the news of the Jordanian soldier to the issue of evacuating the people of Sheikh Jarrah from their homes. The neighborhood in the agreement with them in 1956, and that it has a responsibility towards the legacy of the martyrs of its army who preferred to quench Sheikh Jarrah with their blood than to pass the occupation of Jerusalem from their front.”

As part of the great Arab interactions with the news of the Jordanian soldier, the Jordanian writer Ahmed Al-Zoubi published saying, "He is generous, honest and true, he does not care much about late-night calls, and he does not know what is going on in the joint Arab command rooms, he knows that Jerusalem is before him, and that the doctrine is outside the calculations of the balance of power." He was armed with his inexhaustible Arabism, a helmet to protect the head when hit or sniped, a ring that did not leave the neck of the finger, which he kissed whenever he missed his wife and children, and some bullets that he had the size of an arsenal.