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Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThree men have been killed in an attack at a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say. <\/p>\n The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said three Israeli civilians were killed in the shooting at the Allenby Bridge crossing.<\/p>\n The attacker approached the area from the Jordanian side in a truck, then got out and opened fire, the IDF said.<\/p>\n Security forces “eliminated” the gunman and the IDF checked the truck over for signs of explosives, a statement said, but later ruled that out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Video footage showed the attacker walking to the terminal and firing his weapon three times before he was shot dead by Israeli security forces.<\/p>\n Jordan says it is investigating the incident, which happened in an Israeli-controlled area where Jordanian vehicles offload goods entering the West Bank. Both sides have shut the border point.<\/p>\n All of Israel’s land crossings with Jordan have also been closed after the incident, the Israel Airports Authority said.<\/p>\n Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a “hard day” and sent his condolences to the victims’ families at the start of a cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n He added: “A loathsome terrorist murdered three of our citizens in cold blood at the Allenby Bridge.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, lies about halfway between Amman and Jerusalem and is the only official crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan.<\/p>\n It is also the only entry point to the West Bank that does not go through Israel. <\/p>\n Jordan’s state-run news agency Petra said Israeli forces have heightened their military presence at the crossing.<\/p>\n The Palestinian health ministry says more than 600 Palestinians have been killed in a surge in violence in the West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza. <\/p>\n Last week, Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin city and its refugee camp – an area in the West Bank – after a major nine-day operation<\/a> there. The area is a stronghold of militants and has a civilian population of about 60,000.<\/p>\n Israel says it is trying to stem deadly Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank and Israel, and acting against terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\")
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