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On 18 October 2024, at least two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Jordan in the Neot Hakikar area, south of the Dead Sea.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Shooters infiltrate Israel from Jordan, injuring multiple IDF soldiers - Türkiye Today |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/shooters-infiltrated-israel-from-jordan-injuring-multiple-idf-soldiers-66870/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=IDF says third attacker may have infiltrated from Jordan and escaped, troops searching the area {{!}} The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-third-attacker-may-have-infiltrated-from-jordan-and-escaped-troops-searching-the-area/}}</ref> The gunmen ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire on them, wounding two of them moderately.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Shooters infiltrate Israel from Jordan, injuring multiple IDF soldiers - Türkiye Today |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/shooters-infiltrated-israel-from-jordan-injuring-multiple-idf-soldiers-66870/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |last2=Curiel |first2=Ilana |date=2024-10-18 |title=IDF soldier, reservist moderately injured in shooting attack near Dead Sea |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1sy99ylkx |access-date=2024-10-18 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref> The IDF promptly responded and killed two of the gunmen, with a third attacker probably escaping.<ref name=":7" /> Residents of Neot Hakikar were instructed to remain indoors as the IDF and police searched for the third terrorist.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Two Wounded After Gunmen Enter Israel From Jordan, Carry Out Shooting Near Dead Sea - Israel News - Haaretz.com |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-10-18/ty-article-live/u-s-defense-chief-sinwars-death-provides-opportunity-to-end-terrible-war-in-gaza/00000192-9d4d-d012-a3b2-fd7d06680000?liveBlogItemId=72622356#72622356}}</ref> | ||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| On 26 October 1994 a peace treaty was signed between Israel and Jordan, which included the commitment of each side to cooperate against ]. This included thwarting border attacks, smuggling, preventing any hostile attack against the other and not cooperating with any terrorist organization against the other.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel-Jordan peace treaty |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-179122/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Question of Palestine |language=en-US}}</ref> Relations between Israel and Jordan had been tense since the start of the ] in October 2023, with Jordan having recalled its |
On 26 October 1994 a peace treaty was signed between Israel and Jordan, which included the commitment of each side to cooperate against ]. This included thwarting border attacks, smuggling, preventing any hostile attack against the other and not cooperating with any terrorist organization against the other.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel-Jordan peace treaty |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-179122/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Question of Palestine |language=en-US}}</ref> Relations between Israel and Jordan had been tense since the start of the ] in October 2023, with Jordan having recalled its embassador to Israel.<ref name="TOI-2024-09-11">{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Lazar |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Visiting Jordan Valley, Netanyahu vows to work with Amman to boost border fence |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-jordan-valley-netanyahu-vows-to-work-with-amman-to-boost-border-fence/ |publisher=]}}</ref> Nontheless, in some respects, security cooperation remained close; in April 2024, Jordan helped Israel in shooting down ].<ref name="TOI-2024-09-11" /> | ||
| On the morning of September 8, 2024, a ] truck driver carried out a ] at the ], a border terminal between Jordan and the ] ], killing three Israeli civilians |
On the morning of September 8, 2024, a ] truck driver carried out a ] at the ], a border terminal between Jordan and the ] ], killing three Israeli civilians.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2024 |title=Three Israeli civilians shot dead at Allenby Crossing between West Bank and Jordan |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/08/middleeast/allenby-crossing-shooting-west-bank-jordan-intl/index.html |access-date=September 8, 2024 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |date=2024-09-09 |title=Three Israeli civilians killed at crossing between West Bank and Jordan |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/4868917-three-israeli-civilians-killed-at-crossing-between-west-bank-and-jordan/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Three Israelis killed in shooting at West Bank-Jordan border crossing |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240908-three-israelis-killed-in-shooting-at-west-bank-jordan-border-crossing |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| The truck driver approached Israeli staff at the terminal and then opened fire, killing three.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2024 |title=Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border, Israeli army says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-wounded-shooting-attack-near-jordan-border-israeli-authorities-say-2024-09-08/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last1=Berger |first1=Miriam |last2=Timsit |first2=Annabelle |last3=Masih |first3=Niha |date=2024-09-08 |title=Gunman kills 3 Israelis in rare attack at border crossing with Jordan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/shooting-allenby-bridge-jordan-west-bank-israel/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The perpetrator was shot and killed by Israeli security forces.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=פיגוע בבקעת הירדן: שלושה נרצחים מירי במעבר אלנבי |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/Article-1130814 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Maariv |language=he}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-09-08-2024-5278cf1f7ec254fb6ecca0f2758e7e3a |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| Following the attack, Israel identified the three victims as workers at the border terminal and residents of ] in the West Bank.<ref name="mee1">{{Cite web |title=Allenby Bridge shooting victims named |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-three-allenby-bridge-shooting-victims-named?nid=390521&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=529686 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref> Jordan identified the attacker as one of its citizens, named Maher Al-Jazy, a lone perpetrator from ], southern Jordan,<ref name=":0" /> while condemning attacks against civilians and calling for de-escalation.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2024-09-09 |title=Jordan's Foreign Ministry issues belated, tepid condemnation of deadly terror shooting |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/jordans-foreign-ministry-issues-belated-tepid-condemnation-of-deadly-terror-shooting/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | |||
| On the streets in Jordan, some citizens gathered to celebrate the attack, amid widespread anger over the war in Gaza.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Al-Khalidi |first=Suleiman |date=2024-09-09 |title=Jordan's Islamists, buoyed by anger over Gaza, seek to shake up parliament at polls |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordans-islamists-buoyed-by-anger-over-gaza-seek-shake-up-parliament-polls-2024-09-09/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> | |||
| On 16 October 2024, ] ] and de facto ] ] was killed the previous day in a gunfight with the ] in ], southern ], according to the IDF and ]. Tank shells were fired at a booby-trapped building and a drone equipped with a camera was brought in to ensure that it was empty of militants. The ] said in a statement that the body matched Sinwar's dental records and fingerprints. Sinwar, who was one of Israel's most wanted men after the ], was in a building with two others. The military operation was described as random and not planned in advance. | |||
| ⚫ | ] ] declared that Sinwar's death marks the beginning of a new era without Hamas's rule over Gaza, urging Gazans to seize the opportunity to break free from its tyranny, and adding that those holding ] will be spared if they surrender and release them. ] ] stated "This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world," comparing Sinwar's death to the ] and emphasizing that it presents an opportunity for a "day after" in Gaza without Hamas. The notice of Sinwar's death was publicly announced on 17 October 2024. | ||
| == The attack == | == The attack == | ||
| On 18 October 2024, at least two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Jordan near Neot Hakikar in the Arava valley, south of the Dead Sea.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> The gunmen, who were clad in millitary uniform,<ref name=":8" /> ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire, wounding an IDF soldier and a reservist moderately.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" /> The IDF promptly responded and killed two of the gunmen.<ref name=":7" /> According to police, the gunmen attempted to enter Moshav Neot Hakikar, but were stopped by the army and the community's security squad.<ref name=":8" /> Residents of Neot Hakikar were instructed to remain indoors while the IDF and police, in |
On 18 October 2024, at least two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Jordan near Neot Hakikar in the Arava valley, south of the Dead Sea.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> The gunmen, who were clad in millitary uniform,<ref name=":8" /> ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire, wounding an IDF soldier and a reservist moderately.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" /> The IDF promptly responded and killed two of the gunmen.<ref name=":7" /> According to police, the gunmen attempted to enter Moshav Neot Hakikar, but were stopped by the army and the community's security squad.<ref name=":8" /> Residents of Neot Hakikar were instructed to remain indoors while the IDF and police, in colloboration with the Israeli Air Force,<ref name=":6" /> began searching for a third terrorist who probably escaped.<ref name=":8" /> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 18 October 2024
On 18 October 2024, at least two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Jordan in the Neot Hakikar area, south of the Dead Sea. The gunmen ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire on them, wounding two of them moderately. The IDF promptly responded and killed two of the gunmen, with a third attacker probably escaping. Residents of Neot Hakikar were instructed to remain indoors as the IDF and police searched for the third terrorist.
Background
On 26 October 1994 a peace treaty was signed between Israel and Jordan, which included the commitment of each side to cooperate against terrorism. This included thwarting border attacks, smuggling, preventing any hostile attack against the other and not cooperating with any terrorist organization against the other. Relations between Israel and Jordan had been tense since the start of the Israel-Hamas War in October 2023, with Jordan having recalled its embassador to Israel. Nontheless, in some respects, security cooperation remained close; in April 2024, Jordan helped Israel in shooting down Iranian missiles launched against Israel.
On the morning of September 8, 2024, a Jordanian truck driver carried out a shooting attack at the Allenby Bridge, a border terminal between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing three Israeli civilians.
The truck driver approached Israeli staff at the terminal and then opened fire, killing three. The perpetrator was shot and killed by Israeli security forces.
Following the attack, Israel identified the three victims as workers at the border terminal and residents of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Jordan identified the attacker as one of its citizens, named Maher Al-Jazy, a lone perpetrator from Al-Ḥuseīniyah, southern Jordan, while condemning attacks against civilians and calling for de-escalation.
On the streets in Jordan, some citizens gathered to celebrate the attack, amid widespread anger over the war in Gaza.
On 16 October 2024, Hamas militant and de facto leader Yahya Sinwar was killed the previous day in a gunfight with the 828th Bislamach Brigade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, according to the IDF and Shin Bet. Tank shells were fired at a booby-trapped building and a drone equipped with a camera was brought in to ensure that it was empty of militants. The Israel Police said in a statement that the body matched Sinwar's dental records and fingerprints. Sinwar, who was one of Israel's most wanted men after the 7 October attack, was in a building with two others. The military operation was described as random and not planned in advance.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Sinwar's death marks the beginning of a new era without Hamas's rule over Gaza, urging Gazans to seize the opportunity to break free from its tyranny, and adding that those holding hostages will be spared if they surrender and release them. U.S. President Joe Biden stated "This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world," comparing Sinwar's death to the killing of Osama bin Laden and emphasizing that it presents an opportunity for a "day after" in Gaza without Hamas. The notice of Sinwar's death was publicly announced on 17 October 2024.
The attack
On 18 October 2024, at least two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Jordan near Neot Hakikar in the Arava valley, south of the Dead Sea. The gunmen, who were clad in millitary uniform, ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire, wounding an IDF soldier and a reservist moderately. The IDF promptly responded and killed two of the gunmen. According to police, the gunmen attempted to enter Moshav Neot Hakikar, but were stopped by the army and the community's security squad. Residents of Neot Hakikar were instructed to remain indoors while the IDF and police, in colloboration with the Israeli Air Force, began searching for a third terrorist who probably escaped.
See also
References
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