NEAR ALLENBY BRIDGE CROSSING, West Financial institution (Reuters) -A gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians on the Allenby Bridge border within the occupied West Financial institution earlier than safety forces shot him useless on Sunday, Israeli authorities stated.
It was the primary assault of its variety alongside the border with Jordan since Oct. 7, when Palestinian Islamist group Hamas carried out an assault on southern Israel, sparking the warfare in Gaza that has since escalated all through the area.
The assault happened in a industrial cargo space underneath Israeli management the place Jordanian vans offload cargo coming into the West Financial institution, officers stated. The crossing, also called the King Hussein Bridge, lies about halfway between Amman and Jerusalem simply north of the Lifeless Sea.
“A terrorist approached the area of the Allenby Bridge from Jordan in a truck, exited the truck, and opened fire at the Israeli security forces operating at the bridge,” the Israeli army stated.
“The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces, three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack,” it stated.
Jordan was investigating the capturing and a Jordanian official stated the crossing has been closed.
The Israeli supervisor of the crossing stated three employees have been shot useless at shut vary by the motive force crossing from Jordan.
Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty in 1994 and have shut safety ties. Dozens of trailers cross day by day from Jordan, with items from Jordan and the Gulf that offer each the West Financial institution and Israeli markets.
