The pursuit is still going on and the investigations into this are being conducted.

Contacts are on-going at all levels and there could be parallel to this some unofficial contacts at different levels, the details of which cannot be disclosed at this stage in order to ensure his safety. The government is sparing no effort and leaving no stone unturned with all the relevant authorities in Iraq in order to ensure his release.

These activities contradict the positive commitments by the new Palestinian government not to use the Jordanian arena for any purposes that harm Jordan's security or for meddling in its internal affairs.