“IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are currently operating to rule out the suspicion of the truck being rigged with explosives,” the IDF said on X.
All three of the Israeli men were in their 50s and succumbed to gunshot wounds, said Israeli emergency services organization Magen David Adom on Telegram. CNN reported that the victims were border guards.
The Israeli Airport Authority, which operates land-to-land borders between Israel and its neighbors, said it is closing crossings into Jordan.
The attack comes amid a tense military and political situation for Israel, with many people taking to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas and retrieve Israeli hostages.
Israeli forces on Friday shot and killed a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was taking part in a protest against settlement expansion.
Gaza’s health ministry said Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip killed 33 Palestinians and wounded 145 others during the latest 24-hour reporting period, reported Al Jazeera on Sunday.
