Tightened security measures have been put in place at the Allenby Bridge crossing after three Israeli civilians were shot dead near the border. All Palestinian and Jordanian workers were evacuated from the site, according to local activists.
A gunman killed three Israelis in an attack on Sunday near the Allenby crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan before security forces shot him dead, Israeli authorities have said.
The Israeli military said the gunman "approached the area in a truck from Jordan, exited the truck, and opened fire at the Israeli security forces operating at the bridge".
The three Israelis were pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts were performed by a military medical team. "The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces, three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack," it said.
The Allenby Bridge crossing, known as al-Karamah for Palestinians and the King Hussein Bridge for Jordanians, lies about midway between Amman and Jerusalem, north of the Dead Sea.
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