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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, September 18 (Xinhua) — A gunman opened fire on Thursday near the Allenby Bridge, a key border crossing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Two Israelis were killed, after which the gunman was shot dead, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom reported.
Magen David Adom stated that the victims, men aged between 60 and 70 and 20 and 30, were found unconscious. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and they were pronounced dead.
According to the IDF, the attacker approached the crossing, which is jointly controlled by Israel and Jordan, from the Jordanian side in a truck carrying humanitarian aid. According to Israeli television channel Kan TV, citing a security source, the shooter was a Jordanian citizen hired by the Jordanian army to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The man reportedly exited the truck and opened fire, but his rifle jammed. He then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victims before being shot and killed by an Israel Airports Authority security guard.
The IDF said that following the incident, Israeli troops began combing the area and surrounded the nearby Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank. –0–
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