Israel to close the West Bank crossing to Jordan, starting on Wednesday

Israel will close the only crossing between the West Bank occupied by Israel and Jordan, starting on Wednesday, days after reopening after a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers.

A spokesman for the Israeli authority, which supervises the Annabi crossing, said that it will be closed from Wednesday morning “towards the political leadership.” The statement did not provide any other reason for the closure.

The Palestinian and Jordanian authorities said earlier on Tuesday that Israel would close the border the next day.

The crossing is a major gateway for many Palestinians in the West Bank to travel abroad and is used to transport commercial goods between Jordan and the West Bank.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not respond to a request for comment during a public holiday in Israel. The army referred questions to the Prime Minister’s office.

The move comes after Netanyahu said on Sunday that the government will “respond” to other countries that realize a Palestinian state once he returns from a visit to the United States.

Canada, France, Britain and Australia are among many countries that recognize or get to know Palestine this week, while they hope to revive the momentum for a two -state solution.

Some allies of the right -wing coalition in Netanyahu said that the government should include the West Bank in response.

Israel reopened the entire Alnebi crossing on Monday, four days after the Jordan truck driver shot two Israeli soldiers. The crossing was closed after the shooting.

Israel seeks to the Jewish majority in the West Bank: United Nations investigation

The United Nations Committee said in a report on Tuesday that the Israeli government showed a clear intention to prove permanent control over Gaza and ensure the Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank.

the a report Details of the systematic demolition details of the Israeli authorities of the civil infrastructure in the Gaza corridors and the buffer zone – which led to Israel expanding control of 75 percent of the Gaza Strip by July this year.

The report of the United Nations Investigation Committee on the occupied Palestinian territories said: “The Israeli forces have intentionally changed the geography of Gaza” by establishing military corridors, expanding the border buffer zone and establishing security areas.

Israel confirms that its war is not against the inhabitants of Gaza, but against the Hamas armed group that controls the pocket and led an attack on Israeli soil in 2023 that returned to the war.

The Israeli mission in Geneva rejected the results of the report.

“Hamas enjoys the structure of genocide towards Israel, and the report has everything back. This committee does not miss an opportunity to reveal its real character and its political agenda.”

The committee also found that since October 2023, Israeli policies have shown a clear intention to transfer the Palestinians by force, and to expand Jewish settlements and the entire West Bank attaché.

The report stated, “The increase in violent attacks by the settlers resulted in the forced displacement of societies and subsequent Judaism of the West Bank regions.”

It also highlights the military operations in the Jenin, Tolkram and Nour Shams refugee camps, which led to the destruction of homes, infrastructure and the displacement of the population – actions that consider the committee unjustified militarily and scattering the collective punishment.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz previously claimed that the operation sharply reduced the threat from Palestinian armed groups.

The attacks on Israel were killed by 1,200 people, and 251 others, according to the Israelis.

The subsequent war in Gaza has killed more than 65,000 people, according to health officials in Gaza, while the global hunger screen says that part of the region suffers from famine.