Israel to close Allenby crossing from Wednesday until further notice, Palestinian border authority says

AL-Monitor
Sep 23, 2025
A man walks at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
A man walks at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo — Ammar Awad

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel plans to close the Allenby crossing, the sole gateway between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, starting on Wednesday until further notice, The Palestinian General Authority for Borders and Crossings said on Tuesday.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Airports Authority, which manages the crossing, did not immediately respond to a request for comment during a public holiday in Israel.

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta and Alexander Cornwell, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Sharon Singleton)