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[global times comprehensive report] on the 8th local time, the israel defense forces issued a statement saying that an attacker drove a truck from jordan into the allenby bridge land crossing area that day, then got off the truck and shot, killing three israeli civilians on the spot. the attacker was shot dead by israeli security forces. the times of israel said that the israel defense forces characterized the shooting as a "terrorist attack" and released a picture of the pistol used by the attacker. after the attack, israeli prime minister netanyahu said it was a "tough day." according to reuters on the 9th, this was the first such attack on the jordanian border since the outbreak of a new round of israeli-palestinian conflict last year.

israeli prime minister netanyahu file photo source: visual china

the jordanian ministry of interior issued a statement late on the 8th, saying that according to preliminary investigation results, the gun attack at the allenby bridge land crossing between the palestinian west bank and jordan that day was an individual act, and the gunman was a jordanian citizen. the statement said that the gunman was named maher diab hussein jazi, from ma'an province in southern jordan, and was a driver. on that day, he drove a truck carrying goods from jordan to the west bank.

the jordanian ministry of interior said it was coordinating with relevant departments to receive the attacker's body. other drivers who were questioned after the incident have been released, and more than 100 trucks returned to jordan that day. the specific details of the incident are still under investigation.

al jazeera reported on the 9th that jordan announced that the allenby bridge land crossing would remain closed until further notice. it was reported that before the attack, dozens of trucks passed through the allenby bridge land crossing every day, transporting goods from jordan and the gulf region to the west bank and israeli markets. the allenby bridge land crossing is also an important channel for most palestinians to leave the palestinian-israeli region.

the british newspaper the guardian said on the 9th that the attack in the relatively calm jordanian border area may indicate that the conflict in the gaza strip is spreading to the entire middle east. according to the syrian news agency on the 9th, israel's attack on the maysyaf area in hama province in central syria from the night of the 8th to the early morning of the 9th has caused 14 deaths and 43 injuries. the report quoted a medical department head as saying that some of the injured are in serious condition and the death toll may rise further. (song bo)