Two Persons Shot in Attack Close to Jordan-West Bank Border Crossing, IDF Confirms
A pair of persons died after being fired upon close to a frontier passage between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, as stated by Israeli military and emergency services.
Reports from Israel indicate that the victims were Israeli nationals. Emergency services confirmed their ages as around 20 and 60 years old.
IDF officials stated that "a gunman arrived in a lorry carrying humanitarian aid from Jordan and opened fire". This event happened near the Allenby Crossing.
The gunman was subsequently neutralized by officials at the scene, per the armed forces.
The event takes place one year after three Israeli men were killed in the identical area by an gunman who was reported to be a driver from Jordan.
The Allenby Bridge is situated around halfway between Jordan's capital and Jerusalem and is the only official crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan. It is additionally the only entry point to the West Bank that does not traverse Israel.
Jordan and Israel sustain security, trade, and diplomatic relations, even as Jordan is a strong commentator of Israel's measures toward Palestinians.
Many of vehicles travel from Jordan on a regular basis to supply products for businesses in each of the West Bank and Israel.
In the wake of Thursday's shooting, authorities closed the crossing, per news sources.
