Three Israeli men have been shot dead at a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say.
The gunman – identified by the Israeli military as Jordanian Maher Jazi – approached the Allenby Bridge crossing from the Jordanian side in a truck then got out and opened fire, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Security personnel “eliminated” the gunman and the IDF checked the truck over for signs of explosives, a statement said.
Jordan says it is investigating the incident, which happened in an Israeli-controlled area where Jordanian vehicles offload goods entering the West Bank. The border point has now been closed from both sides.
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Israeli media reported the victims were named Yohanan Shchori, 61, Yuri Birnbaum, 65, and Adrian Marcelo Podzamczer, whose age was not given.
The three men were said to be guards working at the border crossing, but were not military or police.
Kan News, Israel’s state broadcaster, reported that Jazi…