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By Betul Yilmaz and Mohammad Sio
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack near a border crossing with Jordan on Thursday, medics said.
Israel’s national ambulance service MDA said in a statement that two men, age 20 and 60, were killed in the attack near Allenby (King Hussein) Crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan.
Israel’s Army Radio said the attacker was neutralized at the site, without giving any further details.
The public broadcaster KAN claimed that the attacker was a Jordanian citizen carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The daily Yedioth Ahronoth, citing security sources, said the attacker was the driver of an aid truck, who stabbed the two Israelis after gunfire.
The Israeli army said a gunman arrived in a truck transporting humanitarian aid from Jordan, and opened fire before army forces neutralized him.
It said troops were conducting searches in the area and encircling the city of Jericho in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed Momani said Amman is following reports about the security incident at the Israeli side of the crossing.
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said it has suspended passenger movement across the crossing after the terminal was closed from the Israeli side.
The directorate urged travelers to follow media updates until the border crossing reopens.
In September 2024, three Israelis were killed by gunfire from a Jordanian truck driver at the same crossing.
Jordan shares three border crossings with Israel: Sheikh Hussein (Jordan River) Bridge, King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge, and Wadi Araba (Yitzhak Rabin) Crossing.