You have fulfilled the promise and kept the covenant; a phrase that summarizes the scene of loyalty between the leadership and the people, and between the state and its children, and confirms that the relationship that brings Jordanians together with their institutions is based on mutual trust, and on a firm conviction that the state stands by its citizens in times of adversity, and that the blood of the martyrs and the rights of their families receive the status befitting their sacrifices. In the village of Hammoud, as in every Jordanian village, city, and camp, people realize that the affliction is one, that an assault on any Jordanian affects the entire nation, and that confronting terrorism is a national responsibility shared by institutions and society.
The security operation has proven that protecting the homeland is based on vigilance, readiness, and the ability to pursue outlaws, and that safeguarding its security is backed by professional institutions, responsible community cooperation, and an awareness that besieges extremist ideology and prevents the exploitation of religion, grievances, or crises to justify violence and killing. Terrorism begins with a deviant idea when it finds an environment that allows it to spread, and its danger becomes greater when it seeks to turn disagreement into hatred, hatred into violence, and violence into an attempt to tear the national fabric. This requires continued work on two complementary fronts: a security front that pursues those involved and protects society, and an intellectual and awareness-raising front that dries up the sources of extremism and promotes the values of moderation, tolerance, and national belonging.
Terrorism wanted to sow fear in Karak and leave a wound in the conscience of Jordanians, but the state's response came to confirm that the Kingdom's security is a responsibility that does not retreat in the face of threats, and that national unity is stronger than attempts to tamper with it. Jordanians, from the north of the country to its south, will remain a single rank in the face of every extremist ideology and every hand that seeks to tamper with the country's security, holding fast to their state, their institutions, and their leadership.
You have fulfilled the promise and kept the covenant; to the leadership that promised and affirmed its position with determination and diligent work, to the security services that translated responsibility into action and achieved, to the homeland that derives its strength from the cohesion of its children, and to the Jordanians who face ordeals with their unity and steadfastness. Loyalty to the blood of the martyrs will remain a renewed covenant, whose title is justice, whose pillar is the security of the homeland, and whose goal is for Jordan to remain safe and impregnable, so that the banner of the homeland remains high, and the lives, dignity, and security of Jordanians remain a preserved trust above all considerations and untouched by the hand of terrorism.
