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Jordan closes bridge with West Bank after shooting incident

By Thomson Reuters Sep 8, 2024 | 3:38 AM

AMMAN (Reuters) – ‮Jordan‬ has closed‮ ‬the King Hussein bridge crossing with the occupied West Bank as it investigates a shooting incident in which three Israelis were killed, a Jordanian official‮ ‬told ‮Reuters‬.

The incident occurred in a commercial cargo area under Israeli control where Jordanian trucks offload cargo entering the occupied West Bank from the kingdom.

(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)