Israel says Allenby crossing to stay closed Sunday in coordination with Jordan

AL-Monitor
Sep 21, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Israeli military gather at the scene of a fatal shooting at the Allenby Crossing between the Israeli-Occupied West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon/File photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Israeli military gather at the scene of a fatal shooting at the Allenby Crossing between the Israeli-Occupied West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon/File photo — Oren Ben Hakoon

(Reuters) -Israel's Airports Authority said the Allenby passenger terminal - the sole gateway between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan - would not be opened to traffic on Sunday, in coordination with the Jordanian side.

On September 19 Israel shut the Allenby crossing, a day after a driver bringing humanitarian aid from Jordan for Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli military personnel there.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Hugh Lawson)