Sharjah24 - Reuters: At the Allenby Bridge border crossing in the occupied West Bank, a shooter entering from Jordan killed three Israeli citizens before being shot and killed by security forces on Sunday, according to Israeli officials.
It was the first attack of its kind along the border with Jordan since Oct. 7, when Palestinian Islamist group Hamas carried out an assault on southern Israel, sparking the war in Gaza that has since escalated throughout the region.
The attack took place in a commercial cargo area under Israeli control where Jordanian trucks offload cargo entering the West Bank, officials said. The crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, lies about midway between Amman and Jerusalem just north of the Dead 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 military said.
"The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces, three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack," it said.
Jordan was investigating the shooting and a Jordanian official said the crossing has been closed.
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