Two Israelis killed in Allenby Bridge attack as aid routes suspended

Two Israeli men were killed on Thursday in a shooting at the Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and the Israeli-controlled West Bank, Israeli authorities and emergency services said, in an attack that security officials described as a terror incident and that prompted searches, a temporary closure of the crossing and a halt to some humanitarian aid routes. The victims, described by medics as Israeli men aged about 20 and 60, were evacuated to hospital and later pronounced dead, emergency service Magen David Adom said.

The Israeli military said the assailant arrived on the Israeli side in a truck carrying humanitarian aid from Jordan, exited the vehicle and opened fire before being shot dead by security forces. Defense sources described the dead victims as soldiers coordinating aid at the crossing. Some Israeli media reports said the attacker’s firearm may have malfunctioned and that a knife was used in subsequent stabbings. Officials also indicated there may have been more than one suspect, though that account has not been confirmed.

Magen David Adom posted a dispatch update saying, “At 2:36 PM, a report was received at MDA’s 101 Dispatch Center in the Jerusalem area...