Israeli President Shimon Peres apologized to King Abdullah II of Jordan in a phone call over the killing of a Jordanian judge by an Israeli soldier last week, state-run Petra news agency reported Monday.

During the phone call, Peres reportedly voiced his deep regret over the incident and said Israel is committed to a joint investigation of his death with Jordan.

Last week,Raed Zeiter, a 38-year-old Jordanian judge, was on his way to visit his Palestinian family in Nablus when he was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Bridge terminal connecting Jordan to the West Bank.

Conflicting reports on the incident have triggered tensions between Israel and Jordan.

The Israeli Defense Forces said that Zeiter tried to grab a soldier's weapon, adding that the soldier "felt his life was in danger." Zeiter was first shot in his lower torso and then shot again after he allegedly attacked a soldier with an iron rod.

But Jordanian media quoted a witness as saying that a soldier pushed Zeiter, which led to a quarrel that ended with the soldier shooting and killing the judge. The witness said that Zeiter never tried to steal the soldier's weapon.