The Chief of the General Staff at the Scene of the Allenby Crossing Attack

The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, held an initial inquiry today at the scene of the terror attack that occurred last night at the Allenby Crossing, with the participation of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, MG Ghassan Alian, the Head of the Planning Directorate, MG Eyal Harel, the Commander of the Central Command, MG Avi Blot, representatives of the Israel Airports Authority, and additional commanders.

The Chief of the General Staff instructed the suspension of all convoys traveling from Jordan to Gaza until the completion of the inquiry and the implementation of lessons learned.

Later, the Chief of the General Staff conducted a situational assessment and a tour at the “Yanshuf” outpost together with the Commander of the 96th Division, BG Oren Simcha, the Commander of the Jordan Valley and Valleys Brigade, and other commanders.

From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir: “Yesterday, two of our soldiers were murdered here. This is a grave and difficult incident; we will thoroughly investigate it and draw the necessary lessons.

In recent months, we established a dedicated division for the eastern border, we are strengthening, and will continue to strengthen all components of defense along this border.

Even after yesterday’s difficult incident, we must remember that the strategic-security cooperation with Jordan greatly contributes to the IDF and must be preserved.

This week, the IDF operated in multiple arenas in both defense and offense. We are approaching the holiday season, a time in which we must remain vigilant and strong in defense in all arenas. We will operate wherever we are required to prevent harm to Israeli civilians.

IDF soldiers stand guard to enable the people of Israel to celebrate the high holidays in peace, this is our mission.”

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