JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is working to bring home an Israeli security guard at the embassy in Amman, Jordan, who shot and killed a teenage assailant and a bystander, as well as returning the rest of the embassy staff to Israel.

“I spoke twice overnight with Israeli Ambassador to Jordan Einat Shalin and with the security guard. I gained the impression that she is managing matters there very well. I assured the security guard that we will see to bringing him back to Israel; we have experience in this,” Netanyahu said Monday afternoon during remarks to the media at the start of a meeting with visiting Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.

Netanyahu said Israel is holding ongoing contacts with contacts with security and government officials in Amman, on all levels, “in order to bring the incident to a close as quickly as possible.”

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The Jordanian ambassador to Israel met at the Foreign Ministry in order to help resolve the matter, Netanyahu said.

“We are also holding contacts on various other channels with one objective – to bring the incident to a close and to bring our people to Israel. And we are doing this determinedly and responsibly,” he said, adding: ” Thus we are also acting regarding the right way to ensure security and quiet on the Temple Mount, in the Old City and in Jerusalem as a whole.”

Netanyahu said the Security Cabinet would meet later on Monday to discuss the issues.

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