While the majority of the 310 hostages were transferred Sending to Amman and freed Releasing on 11 September , the PFLP segregated the flight crews and Jewish passengers , keeping Temporary_stay the 56 Jewish hostages in custody , while releasing Releasing the non-Jews .

The Third Transjordan attack Attack and Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Amman were fought Hostile_encounter as part of the Battle Hostile_encounter of Nablus .

This line was held Defending until September , providing Supply a strong position from which to launch Military_operation the attacks Attack on Amman to the east and northwards to Damascus .

The First Transjordan attack on Amman ( known to the British as the First Attack on Amman ) and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place Process_start between 21 March and 2 April 1918 , as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which occurred Presence after the Capture of Jericho in February and the Occupation of the Jordan Valley began Process_start , during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

The First Transjordan attack on Amman ( known to the British as the First Attack on Amman ) and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place Process_start between 21 March and 2 April 1918 , as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which occurred Presence after the Capture of Jericho in February and the Occupation of the Jordan Valley began Process_start , during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

The First Battle of Amman took place Process_start between 27 and 31 March when the Anzac Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade ( fighting dismounted Motion as infantry ) were reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by two battalions of 181st Brigade followed by a second two battalions from the 180th Brigade ( 60th London Division ) and artillery .

The Fourth Army headquarters located in Amman was strongly garrisoned Defending and during the battle received Receiving reinforcements on the Hejaz railway , the strength of which eventually forced Motion the attacking force to retire Departing back to the Jordan Valley between 31 March and 2 April .

Meanwhile , the mounted columns continued marching Self_motion to the north and south of the infantry column on to Amman east of Jericho on the high plateau .

Their objective was to effectively cut Removing the main supply line to the north and south of Amman by destroying Destroying long sections of the Hejaz Railway , including tunnels and a viaduct over which the railway travelled Traveling near the town .

Amman was strongly defended Defending by the Ottoman Army and the blown up Destroying sections of the railway were quickly replaced Change_of_leadership to allow Preventing_or_letting reinforcements to continue to arrive Arriving and strengthen Cause_change_of_strength the defenders .

Several days later , to the south of Amman , the Fourth Army 's II Corps which had garrisoned the southern Hejaz Railway , surrendered Surrendering to Chaytor 's Force at Ziza , effectively ending Process_end military operations in the area .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Amman was fought Hostile_encounter on 25 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack Attack as part of the Battle of Nablus which together with the main Battle of Sharon form the major set Placing piece offensive known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of Megiddo of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I .

With the Fourth Army in retreat Escaping , they continued to Amman , where they attacked Attack and captured Conquering a strong Ottoman rearguard of the Fourth Army 's VIII Corps , which fought Hostile_encounter a determined Deciding action .

Subsequently , Chaytor 's Force accepted the surrender at Ziza of the Southern Force of the Fourth Army 's II Corps , which had garrisoned the Hejaz Railway south from Amman to effectively end Process_end military operations in the area .