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Allenby border crossing

Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, who was killed in an attack at Allenby Crossing, September 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 1, 2026, 10:27 pm
Family of reservist killed in Allenby Crossing attack seeks compensation from Jordan
Yitzhak Harosh’s son working with Foreign Ministry to exert pressure on Hashemite Kingdom after September attack, notes Israel did the same in a reverse situation
By ToI Staff
Israeli police stand guard near the site of a shooting attack where two soldiers were killed at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
December 25, 2025, 1:58 pm
Israel said to quietly return body of Jordanian truck driver who killed 2 IDF soldiers
Family of Allenby crossing attacker Abd al-Muttalib al-Qaisi says his remains were handed to Jordan overnight; military sources say body returned following government directive
By Noam Lehmann
View of the road leading to the Allenby Crossing after it was closed by Israeli authorities following last week’s stabbing and shooting attack, September 24, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 6:14 pm
Allenby Crossing to open for Gaza aid from Jordan for 1st time since September attack
Defense official says Israel and Jordan made ‘security adjustments’ to the crossing, which had been closed to cargo for the Strip after a Jordanian truck driver killed 2 IDF soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli settlers clash with security forces in the West Bank on November 17, 2025. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
December 4, 2025, 4:32 pm
Dozens of masked Israelis riot, hurl stones after illegal West Bank outpost evacuated
Four settlers reportedly beat Palestinian man near Ramallah; 64-year-old man said assaulted by settlers near Jordan border crossing; Palestinian farmers said attacked near Hebron
By Emanuel Fabian and Noam Lehmann
Activists from the intercepted Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla flash victory signs as they are deported from Israel to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing, in a video published October 7, 2025. (Screen capture: X/International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza)
October 7, 2025, 3:50 pm
131 Gaza flotilla activists deported to Jordan, kingdom’s state news says
One Jordanian and people from 22 other nations said to exit Israel via Allenby Bridge, day after 171 others were deported, including Greta Thunberg
By ToI Staff and Agencies
View of the road leading to the Allenby Crossing after it was closed by Israeli authorities following last week’s stabbing and shooting attack, September 24, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
September 25, 2025, 8:26 pm
Israel to reopen West Bank-Jordan crossing after holiday closure, deadly attack
Crossing will open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Jordan, PA claimed closure ahead of Jewish new year was indefinite, although facility usually closes over holidays
By AFP
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)
September 23, 2025, 5:55 pm
Israel closes border crossing between West Bank and Jordan until further notice
Crossing was closed immediately after last week’s attack killed 2 IDF soldiers, but had reopened intermittently; reimposed closure reportedly ordered by Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, September 20, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 22, 2025, 12:51 pm
IDF bolsters fronts as commander warns of West Bank escalation over holiday
Allenby Crossing with Jordan reopens to car traffic after last week’s deadly attack by driver of aid truck bound for Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israeli soldiers were killed in a stabbing and shooting attack at the Allenby Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 21, 2025, 4:07 pm
Jordan opens West Bank crossing three days after attack, then Israel shuts it again
Israeli authorities say they don’t know when Allenby Crossing will reopen following assault last week by aid truck driver who killed two IDF soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel, ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israeli soldiers were killed in a stabbing and shooting attack at the Allenby Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 20, 2025, 5:06 pm
Allenby crossing with Jordan to reopen for pedestrians Sunday, following deadly attack
West Bank’s only crossing with Jordan will remain closed for cargo, including Gaza-bound aid, until further notice, after two IDF soldiers were killed by a Jordanian attacker
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces near the scene of a deadly attack at the Allenby Border Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 19, 2025, 4:58 pm
After deadly attack, IDF chief halts Gaza aid entering from Jordan; Allenby Crossing shut
Zamir urges continued strategic-security cooperation with Jordan, vows to ‘draw lessons’ from incident; PM seeks boosted checks on trucks, drivers after 2 soldiers killed in border attack
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in an attack at Allenby Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 18, 2025, 6:19 pm
Two soldiers killed by knifeman driving Gaza-bound aid truck at West Bank-Jordan crossing
Assailant shot dead at scene, but troops scan area for additional suspects; security sources says attack will temporarily interrupt Gaza aid deliveries from Jordan
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Israelis boarding a Tus Airlines plane bound for Athens from Aqaba, Jordan, on June 24, 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
June 25, 2025, 4:55 pm
Unaware of impending ceasefire, Israelis stage a last exodus through Jordan’s Aqaba airport
Despite long lines, confiscation of Jewish ritual objects and added travel time, the Jordanian border drew those desperate to leave amid dearth of flights
By Jessica Steinberg
An El Al plane parked at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 15, 2025, 3:03 pm
Stranded Israelis told not to go to Larnaca, Athens; not to use Egypt, Jordan land crossings
With airspace closed amid conflict with Iran, authorities say it will take weeks before the tens of thousands of Israelis stuck abroad will get home; El Al works on rescue flight plan
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks out over the Jordan Valley on September 11, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 11, 2024, 8:51 pm
Visiting Jordan Valley, Netanyahu vows to work with Amman to boost border fence
Days after deadly shooting at Allenby border crossing, PM says ‘stronger barrier’ needed along boundary with Jordan, a project repeatedly promised and scrapped over the years
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
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