JERUSALEM — Two people were shot and killed on Thursday at an Israeli-run border crossing between the occupied West Bank and neighbouring Jordan, Israeli medics said.

There were no immediate details from Israeli authorities. The Magen David Adom rescue service said two men, around 60 and 20 years old, were killed and that the attacker had been “neutralized.” Jordanian state media said authorities were aware of a “security incident” on the West Bank side of the crossing.

Three Israelis were killed in a September 2024 attack at the crossing, when a retired Jordanian soldier opened fire. That attack appeared to be linked to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Israel captured the West Bank, along with Gaza and east Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want all three territories fo

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