Israel said to return to Jordan body of truck driver who killed 2 IDF soldiers

By Noam Lehmann 25 December 2025, 10:29 am

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Israeli security forces stand near the scene where two IDF soldiers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between Israel and the West Bank, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Israel has returned the body of Abd al-Muttalib al-Qaisi, who killed two Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank on September 18, according to statements on Facebook by the attacker’s family.

Military sources cited by the Ynet news site say al-Qaisi’s body was returned discreetly overnight following a government directive. The manner in which the body was returned was specified by the directive, the sources say.

مصادر عائلية: الاحتلال يسلم الليلة جثمان الشهيد عبد المطلب النعيمي القيسي "أبو عيسى" منفذ عملية معبر الكرامة خلال حرب غزة والتي أدت لمقتل اثنين من جنود الاحتلال.

– الشهيد (57 عامًا)من سكان منطقة مرج الحمام، التابعة للواء وادي السير، جنوب غرب العاصمة الأردنية عَمّان. pic.twitter.com/NNytGdymGd

— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) December 25, 2025

Al-Qaisi carried out a stabbing and shooting attack at the Allenby Crossing, where he was driving a Gaza-bound aid truck. He was shot dead by Israeli security guards and his body was held.

The attack killed Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, who was a reservist in the Civil Administration, and Sgt. Oran Hershko, 20, who was a liaison officer with foreign forces. Following the attack, Israel closed the Allenby Crossing for Gaza aid until December.