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STORY: :: Israel's Netanyahu strongly condemns a deadly shooting at West Bank border with Jordan:: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel"This is a difficult day. A loathsome terrorist murdered in cold blood three of our civilians at Allenby Bridge. On behalf of the government and myself, I send my condolences to the families of the murdered.""We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran's axis of evil. In recent days, loathsome terrorists have murdered six of our hostages in cold blood and three Israeli police officers. The killers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder us all, until the last one. Right and left, secular and religious, Jews and non-Jews. What prevents the elimination of our people as in the past is the strength of the State of Israel and the strength of the Israel Defense Forces.":: Jerusalem:: September 8, 2024The attack took place in a commercial cargo area under Israeli control where Jordanian trucks offload cargo entering the West Bank, officials said. The crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is about midway between Amman and Jerusalem just north of the Dead Sea.The Israeli military said it had "eliminated" the attacker who had stepped out of a truck from Jordan in the area of the Allenby Bridge to shoot at Israeli security forces and that three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack.Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri praised the attack, referring to it as a response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. "We expect many more similar actions," he said.
