[a] According to Jordan's Public Security Directorate its investigation concluded that the cause of the initial altercation was a dispute over late delivery of furniture.
The spokesperson for the Jordanian government condemned Israel's closure of the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa mosque and called on them to reopen it immediately to worshipers.
[2] On 16 July the Parliament of Jordan criticized the Temple Mount closure and held a prayer service in honor of the attackers.
[3] On Friday 21 July, a protest was held in Amman by Islamist and leftist groups against the new security measures on the Temple Mount.
[10] On the evening of 24 July, a phone call was held between Benjamin Netanyahu and Abdullah II of Jordan in which the king asked that the metal detectors be removed from the Temple Mount.
[15] Later in the day King Abdullah II denounced Netanyahu's behavior and called for the security officer to stand trial.
Israeli political sources told Ynet that according to an initial investigation it appears the security guard behaved properly under the circumstances.
[23][24] In November 2017 Israel reportedly threatened to shelve the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance project until the embassy was reopened.
[25][26] Jordanian Media Affairs Minister Mohammed Momani stated Jordan would not allow the reopening of the embassy until the security guard was brought to trial.
[28] In response, Oren Hazan, a member of the Israeli Knesset tweeted "our neighbors from east to the Jordan [river], who we protect their behinds day and night, and give water to, need some re-education.
[30] During the funeral of the attacker on 25 July that took place in the Al-Wihdat Palestinian refugee camp, the crowd chanted "Death to Israel".
The father of the attacker, Zakaria Jawawdah, said he was willing to rescind his demands for an investigation if Israel removed security measures at the Temple Mount.