ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Syria said Tuesday that Jordanian airstrikes in the southern province of Daraa killed at least seven people, as Damascus disputed Amman's account that the operation was coordinated with the Syrian government. Syria also closed its main border crossing with Jordan, suspending passenger and commercial traffic.

The Jordanian Armed Forces said late Monday that the operation targeted “terrorist hideouts in southeastern Syria” in “retaliation” for a deadly attack on a church in Jordan's Karak. The military said the operation was conducted “in coordination with the Syrian government.”

Daraa health department head Khaled al-Amiad told Syrian state media that the airstrikes hit several locations, killing at least seven people, including three children and an elderly person, and injuring three others.

The Jordanian attack comes after assailants stormed a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village in Karak on Friday during a funeral procession, killing nine people and wounding dozens. Jordanian authorities announced Monday that they had arrested three suspects in connection with the attack after finding them hiding in an abandoned house in Karak.

Jordan's King Abdullah II vowed the “harshest retaliation” against those responsible for the attack on Friday.

The Jordanian air force said “the terrorists who perpetrated this criminal act in Hammoud are linked to these terrorist organizations,” adding that it had destroyed “a number of terrorist sites.” It also claimed to have killed “numerous members of the terrorist organizations and destroyed several of their vehicles.”

However, Syrian state media cited the foreign ministry as saying Damascus had informed its Jordanian counterpart of “its complete reservation” regarding the operation “without prior coordination.”

The ministry said the two sides were in communication and coordination to determine “the details and reasons for dealing with the repercussions of this event in a way that preserves the security and sovereignty of Syrian territory.”

Meanwhile, the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs announced Tuesday that the Nassib border crossing with Jordan had been closed “due to the current circumstances.” The authority said passenger and commercial traffic had been completely suspended in both directions “out of concern for the safety of travelers and workers at the crossing.”