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Two Israeli men shot dead in attack near West Bank-Jordan crossing, Israeli military says
- Two Israeli men aged about 20 and 60 were shot dead near the Allenby Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan on Thursday afternoon.
- The attack took place when an assailant from Jordan, who was delivering humanitarian supplies, opened fire, prompting security personnel to kill the attacker on site.
- Following the shooting, the Allenby Crossing was shut down, and significant security personnel were dispatched to the site to conduct searches for any accomplices.
- The Israeli military reported that the attacker was eliminated on site by security personnel, and an inquiry has been initiated to clarify the details and wider impact of the incident.
- This event occurred nearly a year after a comparable assault at the same location in September 2024, which resulted in the deaths of three Israelis, underscoring persistent regional tensions discussed at a current Arab-Islamic summit.
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·France
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Gunman kills 2 at Israeli-run crossing between West Bank and Jordan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman killed two people at an Israeli-run border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan on Thursday, officials said. The Israeli military referred to it as a militant attack and said that the shooter arrived on a truck transporting humanitarian aid. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said that two men, around 60 and 20 years old, were killed. The military said the attacker had been “neutralized,” without ela…
·Albuquerque, United States
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