Three people have been killed in an attack at the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said three Israeli civilians were killed in the shooting at the Allenby Bridge crossing.
The attacker approached the area from the Jordanian side in a truck, then got out and opened fire, the IDF said.
Security forces “eliminated” the gunman and the IDF is checking the truck over for signs of explosives, a statement said.
Video footage showed the attacker walking to the terminal and firing his weapon three times before he was shot dead by Israeli security forces.
Medics said the three killed are men in their 50s, according to Israeli media.
Jordan says it has closed its side of the border and is investigating the incident, which happened in an Israeli-controlled area where Jordanian vehicles offload goods entering the West Bank.
All of Israel’s land crossings with Jordan have also been closed after the incident, the Israel Airports Authority said.
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. (BBC News)
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