Three people were killed in an attack on a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and the Kingdom of Jordan on Sunday. An attacker drove a truck from Jordan to the border at Allenby Bridge, got out and opened fire.
The army said the attacker was shot by Israeli security forces. The victims also succumbed to serious gunshot wounds, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.
According to border authorities, the attack took place in an Israeli-controlled commercial cargo area where trucks from Jordan unload their supplies for the West Bank. The dead civilians were three Israeli workers who were shot at close range by the truck driver. It was the first such attack on the border with Jordan since the start of the war in Gaza.
Hamas said the attack was in response to the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. “We expect many similar actions,” Hamas representative Sami Abu Suhri said.
As an immediate measure, all border crossings into Jordan were ordered to be closed. Israel and the kingdom signed a peace treaty in 1994 and maintain close security ties. Dozens of shipments from Jordan cross the border daily, with goods from Jordan and the Gulf States being transported to both the West Bank and Israel.
The security situation in the West Bank is extremely tense
Palestinians have been carrying out increased attacks in Israel and the occupied West Bank for about two years. The situation has deteriorated significantly since the start of the Gaza war after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023. On the other hand, radical Jewish settlers are continuously attacking Palestinian towns and terrorizing Palestinian civilians.
Source: Krone
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