Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

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Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

Israeli security forces gather at the scene of a reported attack near the Allenby Crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan on September 8, 2024, where the Israeli military said a truck driver opened fire, killing three Israelis. (AFP)

Vehicles queue at the Jordanian side of the King Hussein Bridge (also known as Allenby Bridge) crossing between the West Bank and Jordan on July 19, 2022. (AFP)

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09 Sep 2024 12:09:22 GMT9

Israeli officials say three people were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan
Israel says the gunman approached the bridge crossing from the Jordanian side in a truck and opened fire at Israeli security forces, who killed the assailant
Jordanian authorities say they are investigating the shooting at King Hussein crossing

JERUSALEM: Three people were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said.

The military said the gunman approached the King Hussein Bridge – also known as the Allenby Bridge Crossing – from the Jordanian side in a truck and opened fire at Israeli security forces, who killed the assailant in a shootout. It said the three people killed were Israeli civilians.

Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said the three men who were killed were in their 50s.

The Allenby crossing is mainly used by Israelis, Palestinians and international tourists.

The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack out of Gaza triggered the war there. Israel has launched near-daily military arrest raids into dense Palestinian residential areas, and there has also been a rise in settler violence and Palestinian attacks on Israelis.

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