Jordan carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on Monday that Amman described as retaliation for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox funeral in Karak that killed nine people last week^1,3.

Syrian health officials told state media five people were killed in a village in Daraa province, including women, children and an elderly man, the BBC reported¹. Syrian Civil Defence later said crews recovered seven bodies from four sites in rural Deraa and Suweyda, including three children in one family in Al-Tai³.

The Jordanian military said fighter jets hit hideouts of armed groups and that the raids were coordinated with the Syrian government^1,3. Damascus said the strikes went ahead without prior notice and opened an investigation^1,2.

On Tuesday, Jordanian Communications Minister Mohammed al-Momani said the air force had inflicted heavy losses on Islamic State fighters, estimated at more than 20, and destroyed a weapons depot, while expressing regret over civilian casualties^2,3.

Syria closed the Nassib crossing, the only passenger and commercial border point with Jordan, suspending traffic in both directions^1,3.

Al-Monitor reported from Al-Taf, Daraa, where relatives said a strike destroyed a family home; a hospital official said three children and a woman believed to be their grandmother were among the dead⁴.

Earlier Monday, Jordanian security forces arrested two brothers and their brother-in-law in connection with the Karak church attack after a confrontation near the site, officials said^1,3.

Jordan and Syria had maintained ties after the fall of the Assad government in December 2024, DW reported; the extent of any remaining coordination after the strike was not independently confirmed².