An assailant has killed two Israeli men at the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, according to Israel’s national ambulance service.

The men, aged about 20 and 60, were wounded on Thursday at the Israel-controlled crossing and later pronounced dead, the service said in a statement.

Israel’s military said the attacker was travelling in a humanitarian aid truck from Jordan and began shooting. Security forces returned fire and “neutralised” the assailant, the military added. Israeli media reports suggested the perpetrator may have used a knife to stab the victims after his gun malfunctioned.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

After the attack, Israeli forces conducted searches in the area and “encircled” the nearby West Bank t

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