【satta matta matka results kalyan】Israel, Jordan close border crossings after deadly shooting attack
A member of Israeli security forces stands guard at the Allenby Bridge, a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank on Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced Sunday that it has closed all three of its border crossings with Jordan after three Israeli security guards were reportedly killed in the morning at one of the crossings.
Earlier on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a driver approached the Allenby Bridge, a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, from the Jordanian side in a truck, exited his vehicle, and opened fire on Israeli security guards, leaving three dead at the scene.
The attacker was shot dead by Israeli forces, the IDF added. Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that early indications suggest the gunman was a Jordanian national.
Following the shooting attack, the Israel Airports Authority said in a statement that it has shut down the Allenby Bridge, also known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, together with the Wadi Araba Crossing or Yitzhak Rabin Crossing between Israel's Red Sea resort city of Eilat and Jordan's Aqaba, and the Jordan River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge between Israel's Beit She'an and Jordan's Irbid.
The closures followed "instructions by security officials," it noted, without specifying the time of reopening the crossings.
Also on Sunday, Jordan's Public Security Directorate announced the closure of King Hussein Bridge with the West Bank until further notice due to a shutdown from the other side.
Bridge users should comply and stay updated regarding any changes in travel movements, which will be announced promptly, Jordan's state-run Petra news agency quoted the directorate as saying.
According to Petra, Jordan's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the alleged shooting attack.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority confirmed that the movement of travelers between the West Bank and Jordan has been completely halted, with information about the reopening of the border crossing still unclear.
Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli forces have tightened their military measures near the Jordan-Palestine border, detaining workers and drivers without knowing their identities.
The shooting attack and subsequent developments come amid the rising tension and persistent Israeli raids in the West Bank and an 11-month-long war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Members of Israeli security forces stand guard at the Allenby Bridge, a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank on Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
Editor: WXY(责任编辑:综合)
- ·香港警方捣破跨国赌博集团 涉案金额约2.5亿港元
- ·2024 9th China Inner Mongolia sports dance open competition kicks off in Hohhot
- ·China launches emergency response to floods in Beijing
- ·China's reform commitment presents fresh opportunities to foreign firms
- ·Nationwide reading atmosphere flourishes with arrival of World Book Day
- ·Our Home: Welcome to the Nyingchi’s folk horse racing event
- ·Leading military officers stress advancing military reform
- ·China's cultural industry posts steady growth in H1
- ·挪威首相斯特勒将访华
- ·People commemorate Warsaw Uprising in Poland
- ·漂洋过海的甜蜜!非洲水果走上中国消费者餐桌
- ·访中外海军院校军官、学员:交往为未来合作奠定基础
- ·Rural folk event attracts participants in Sichuan, SW China
- ·Folk horse racing event celebrates Tibetan culture
- ·专家分析丨波兰若对俄导弹实施拦截将引发严重后果
- ·China Focus: China's IP progress contributes to economic growth, international cooperation
- ·Decoded premieres in Beijing amid hopes for summer box office boost
- ·Xi chairs meeting on flood control, disaster relief
- ·Flamingos seen at Salt Lake in Ankara, Türkiye
- ·Over 150,000 relocated in east China province as Typhoon Gaemi nears