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3 Israelis killed in shooting attack at West Bank-Jordan border crossing

By
Ronny Reyes
Published Sep. 8, 2024, 6:29 a.m. ET

Three Israeli civilians were shot and killed at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan ෴on Sunday, officials sa𒐪id. 

The border agents were working at the Allenby Bridge Crossing when they were approached by a truck on the Jordanian side, with the driver opening fire and killing them, ꦡaccording to the Israeli military. The 39-year-old Jordanian driver was then shot dead by other guards,.

Israeli Prime✤ Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the shooting as a terrorist attack that “murdered three of our citizens in cold blood.

An Israeli soldier stands guard near the Allenby Bridge Crossing after a shooting attack that killed three Israelis on Sept. 8, 2024.
An Israeli soldier stands guard near the Allenby Bridge Crossing after a shooting attack that killed three Israelis on Sept. 8, 2024. REUTERS
The Allenby crossing over the Jordan River, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is mainly used by Israelis, Palestinians and international tourists.
The Allenby crossing over the Jordan River, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is mainly used by Israelis, Palestinians and international tourists. REUTERS


“We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran’s axis of evil,” Netanyahu said in a statement. 

“The killers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder us all,” he sꦺaid. 

Israeli outlets have identified the slain border agents as Yohanan Shchori, 61; Yuri Birnbaum, 65,&nbs🌄p;and Adrian𓃲 Marcelo Podzamczer. 

The sho🃏oting triggered the border crossing to shut down, authoritieജs said.  

Officials in Jordan, a US ally and the second Arab country to sign a pe༒ace deal with Israel, have yet to respond to the incident.  

Authorities in Israel and Jordan said the crossing was closed until further notice.
Authorities in Israel and Jordan said the crossing was closed until further notice. REUTERS

The deadly shooting is the latest in an uptick of violence plaguing the occupied West Bank since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas.

Israel has launcജhed near-daily raids into areas housing Palestinian residents, with violence from and against Israeli settlers soaring. 

The situation reached a boiling point two weeks 🌠ago when the IDF launched its largest raid in recent years in the West Bank, which included unleashing airstrikes on the occupied territory. 

The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack out of Gaza triggered the war there.
The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack out of Gaza triggered the war there. REUTERS

The operation saw the IDF kill more than a dozen terrorist🐻s allegedly living in the West Bank, with the attack sparking demonstrations against theꦉ Israeli military. 

During oꦏne of the demonstrations Friday, American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was allegedly shot in the head by IDF soldiers, according to witnesses and Turkish authorities. 

The shooting is being investigated by Israeli official♚s, wiꦦth the woman’s family blaming the IDF and urging for an independent review. 

With Post wires