IDF confirms border-crossing assailant was in aid truck, troops encircling Jericho

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF troops operate at the scene of an attack at Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank, September 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operate at the scene of an attack at Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank, September 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF in a statement confirms that the assailant who carried out the deadly attack at Allenby Crossing arrived in a truck from Jordan that was carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

“Security forces neutralized the terrorist at the scene,” the military says.

The IDF adds that troops are carrying out scans in the area and encircling the nearby West Bank city of Jericho.

Two Israelis were killed in the attack.

According to Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, since the beginning of the war, nearly 10,000 trucks of aid, or over 144,000 tons, have been transferred to the Gaza Strip from Jordan using land crossings with Israel and the West Bank. The total represents some 7 percent of all aid deliveries.

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