The IDF says it is recommending that the country’s political leadership temporarily halt the transport of Gaza-bound aid through the Allenby Crossing, after a Jordanian driving a truck of humanitarian assistance for the Strip through the terminal carried out a deadly attack, killing two Israelis.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir issued the recommendation following consultations with COGAT chief Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian and Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, the military says.
The military says the aid coming through the border crossing, which links Jordan to the Israel-controlled West Bank, should be halted until an investigation is completed and the inspection procedures for Jordanian drivers are updated.
Aid is still entering the Gaza Strip via other routes, a military official stresses.
According to COGAT, 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% of all aid deliveries.
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