Israel-Gaza updates: Police killed in border shooting, authorities say

The attack occurred at the Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan.

Last Updated: September 8, 2024, 8:05 AM EDT

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse.

Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Protesters have lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the government bring the hostages home.

Sep 08, 2024, 3:51 AM EDT

3 killed in Jordan border 'shooting attack,' authorities say

Three people were killed in a "shooting attack" at the Israeli-controlled Allenby Bridge border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan on Sunday morning.

"There are several casualties at the scene, and the shooter has been neutralized," the police said in a statement.

A spokesperson for the Magen David Adom (MDA) -- Israel's national emergency service -- said that three people were killed.

"After resuscitation efforts, MDA paramedics and EMTs, in cooperation with an IDF medical team, have pronounced the deaths of three men, approximately 50 years old, with gunshot wounds," the spokesperson said.

The IDF confirmed that the three people killed were Israeli citizens. "A terrorist approached the area of the Allenby Bridge from Jordan in a truck, exited the truck, and opened fire at the Israeli security forces operating the bridge," the IDF said in a statement.

"The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces, three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack," the statement added. "IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are currently operating to rule out the suspicion of the truck being rigged with explosives."

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and David Brennan

Sep 08, 2024, 3:14 AM EDT

Around 50 'projectiles' fired into Israel from Lebanon: IDF

The IDF reported approximately 50 projectiles crossing into Israel from Lebanon overnight into Sunday and confirmed it struck "Hezbollah military structures" in several parts of southern Lebanon.

The IDF reported three waves of projectiles spread over the early hours of Sunday morning. Those not intercepted fell in open areas and did not cause any injuries, the force said in a statement.

In addition to its airstrikes in several parts of southern Lebanon, the IDF said it "struck and eliminated terrorists from the Amal terrorist organization that operated within a Hezbollah military structure" in the southern village of Froun.

Lebanese authorities accused Israel of killing three emergency workers in the strike on Froun. Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad described the incident as a "blatant and reprehensible attack, which flouts international laws and norms."

-ABC News' Jordana Miller, Ghazi Balkiz and David Brennan

Sep 07, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT

Israel strikes 28th school since June

Three Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured after the Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a school in Gaza City.

A Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson says there were displaced families at the school.

The IDF said it targeted terrorists who were using the school as a "command center."

This is the third school the IDF has claimed responsibility for striking this month, and the 28th school since June 1st.

Sep 07, 2024, 7:45 AM EDT

Family of American killed in West Bank calls for independent investigation

The family of American-Turkish citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, killed yesterday in the West Bank, is calling on the U.S. to order an independent investigation of her killing, saying, "we welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing, an Israeli investigation is not adequate."

"Today our family and our community are in shock and grief, as we wrestle with the reality that our beloved Aysenur Ezgi Eygi is gone, the statement read. "Like the olive tree she lay beneath where she took her last breaths, Aysenur was strong, beautiful, and nourishing. Her presence in our lives was taken needlessly, unlawfully, and violently by the Israeli military."

"A U.S. citizen, Aysenur was peacefully standing for justice when she was killed by a bullet that video shows came from an Israeli military shooter," the statement continued. "We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing, an Israeli investigation is not adequate. We call on President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary of State Blinken to order an independent investigation into the unlawful killing of a U.S. citizen and to ensure full accountability for the guilty parties."

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