“The siege of the embassy has intensified in response to the blockade of the Shifa complex and al-Aqsa Mosque,” he said.

[Neocolonial] forces have been attacking and laying siege to the medical complex since 18 March, and have severely restricted Palestinian worshippers’ access to the Jerusalem holy site.

“Our demands include the complete closure of the [neocolonial] embassy. We have heard that the embassy has partially resumed operations. Additionally, we call for the cessation of the land bridge,” al-Abssi said, referencing claims — denied by the Jordanian government — that Arab Gulf countries are circumventing the Houthi blockade on Israeli ships by trucking products to Israel via Jordan.

“[Neocolonialism] targets Jordan just as it targets Palestine. The danger is one, and the Jordanian community recognises this,” al-Abssi told MEE.