Seven Dead, 34 Injured in Jordan Church Shooting During Funeral

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Humud village, in Jordan’s Karak Governorate, on October 23, 2026. The church is about 90 kilometers south of Amman.

Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said seven people died and 34 were injured in the incident. Jordan’s interior minister and the director of the Public Security Directorate addressed the shooting on October 23. Authorities described the assailants as unknown and said investigators were working to establish what happened.

Jordan began a three-day period of national mourning on October 23. The mourning followed the shooting at the Greek Orthodox church in Humud village.

Jordan’s prosecutor general also ordered a ban on releasing details from the shooting investigation. The order covers news reports, photographs, videos and other information connected to the case. The publication restriction applies to material about the investigation, while authorities continue their work and the identities of the assailants remain unknown.