Israel closes the only gateway to the West Bank in Jordan after the attack kills military staff -

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Israel closed the only gateway between the West Bank occupied by Israeli on Friday, one day after a driver providing humanitarian aid from Jordan for Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli soldiers there.

Allenby Bridge crossing the only bridge for Palestinians from the West Bank to reach Jordan and the whole world

Thomson Reuters · Posted: September 19, 2025 5:10 AM HAE | Last update: 1 hour ago

A police officer stands near the cars parked on the road — Israeli police stood guard near the site of a ball attack where Israeli officials say that two people were shot in a militant attack on the Allenby bridge between the West Bank and Jordan. (Mahmoud Illean / The Associated Press)

The Israeli airport authority, which exploits the crossing of the Allenby bridge, announced that it would be closed until further notice.

The police stand next to their cars during a crossing. — Israeli police stand next to their cars on the scene of a deadly shooting at the crossing of Allenby between the West Bank and Jordan on Thursday. No group immediately claimed the responsibility of the attack on the Allenby bridge (Ears Ben Hakoon / Reuters)

The two crossings between Israel itself and Jordan were also affected, the crossing of the Jordan river in the closed north and the Rabin crossing to the south only opens for workers.

No group immediately claimed the responsibility of the attack on the Allenby bridge, which is a key route for trade between Jordan and Israel and the only gateway for more than 3 million Palestinians in the West Bank to reach Jordan and the whole world.

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