Israel will reopen the sole crossing accessible to Palestinians between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan on Friday, the three sides said, after its closure following an attack that killed two Israelis.
The Palestinian borders authority announced in a statement the resumption of operations at the Allenby crossing “starting from tomorrow, Friday… in both directions”.
The Israeli airports authority said the terminal would be open only for passenger traffic from Friday morning, “in accordance with the directive of the political echelon”.
The Jordanian public security department said the crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, would be open from 8:00 am (0500 GMT) to 12:30 pm (0930 GMT).
The crossing in the Jordan Valley is the only international gateway for Palestinians from the West Bank that does not require entering Israel, but is manned by Israeli forces, who have occupied the territory since 1967.
It had been largely closed since a Jordanian truck driver transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza shot dead an Israeli soldier and a reserve officer at the border last week.
On Tuesday, Palestinian and Jordanian authorities said Israel was indefinitely closing the crossing, which Palestinians feared was retaliation by Israel for France and other Western countries formally recognising a Palestinian state.
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