Jordan carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on Monday evening, striking what its military described as hideouts of terrorist groups linked to last week's massacre at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak.

The church attack on Friday killed nine worshippers during a funeral service and wounded more than two dozen others. Jordanian authorities arrested three suspects on Monday following a shootout in an abandoned house, identifying them as two brothers and their brother-in-law. The men, who were wounded during the arrest, refused to surrender and opened fire on security forces.

Jordan's armed forces said the operation, conducted in coordination with Syrian authorities according to Amman, killed and wounded numerous militants and destroyed several vehicles. The strikes came after Jordan's King Abdullah pledged a firm response to the attack on the Christian minority community.

Syrian officials disputed the coordination claim and reported civilian casualties. Health authorities in Daraa province said at least seven people died, including three children and a woman, with additional injuries reported. Syria closed its main border crossing with Jordan in response and launched an investigation into the raids.

The incident highlights ongoing security challenges along the Jordan-Syria border, where Jordan has long worked to prevent militant infiltration. Jordanian officials linked the church attackers to groups operating from Syrian territory but provided no specific names for the targeted organizations.