The media spokesman for the Public Security Directorate confirmed on Sunday evening that King Hussein Bridge will be opened to traffic on Monday at 10:00 a.m., while remaining closed to freight traffic.
Jordan announced, on Sunday evening, the results of the initial investigations into the shooting incident at the King Hussein Bridge (Allenby Bridge) on the border with the occupied West Bank, which resulted in the killing of 3 Israelis.
The Jordanian Ministry of Interior said that investigations into the incident confirmed that “the shooter is a Jordanian citizen named Maher Diab Hussein Al-Jazi, a resident of the Al-Hussainiya area in Ma’an Governorate.”
The ministry added that Al-Jazzy “was crossing the bridge as a driver of a cargo vehicle carrying commercial goods from Jordan to the West Bank.”
She stressed that “initial results indicate that the incident was an individual act,” noting that “investigations are ongoing to reach all the details of the incident.”
The ministry said, “Coordination is underway between the relevant authorities to receive the body of the perpetrator of the operation for burial in Jordan.”
She also confirmed the release of all Jordanian drivers who were investigated after the accident, as “more than 100 trucks returned to the Kingdom in succession on Sunday.”
The ministry indicated that “the concerned authorities are also following up on the closure of the bridge after the incident,” noting that Israeli sources said that it will be opened on Monday.
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