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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his Sunday cabinet meeting by condemning the "despicable terrorist" that killed three Israeli police officers at the Jordanian border.

"It's a hard day," Netanyahu said. "We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran's 'Axis of Evil'. In recent days, despicable terrorists have murdered six of our abductees in cold blood and three Israeli police officers."

"The murderers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder us all, until the last one; right and left, secular and religious, Jews and non-Jews."

Referencing a recent report by German newspaper BILD detailing Hamas' reported plan to build pressure on Israel, Netanyahu said the militant group aims "to tear us apart from the inside, and to continue the war until further notice."

"The vast majority of Israeli citizens do not fall into this trap of Hamas," Netanyahu said. "They know that we are committed with all our might to achieve the goals of the war -- to eliminate Hamas, to return all our abductees, to ensure that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel and to safely return our residents in the north and south to their homes."

"Some ask: 'Will you forever stand with a sword?' In the Middle East, without a sword there is no forever," Netanyahu added.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and David Brennan

All three men shot dead by a gunman at the Jordanian border on Sunday morning were police officers, Israel Police and the prime minister’s office have confirmed to ABC News.

The IDF said the suspect -- who was killed in a shootout -- fired at Israeli police officers manning the Allenby Bridge at the Jordanian frontier, having approached the border in a vehicle from the Jordanian side.

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller and David Brennan

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum touted Saturday night's pro-cease-fire protest as "Israel's largest-ever rally," reporting the attendance of "over 500,000 people in Tel Aviv and 250,000 across Israel."

Demonstrators flooded downtown Tel Aviv to again demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government reach a hostage-release deal with Hamas. The recent deaths of six hostages in Gaza have reinvigorated the pro-cease-fire movement in Israel and put pressure on the prime minister.

Among the speakers were two former Gaza hostages. Andrey Kozlov -- rescued from Hamas captivity by the Israel Defense Forces in July -- told marchers: "We cannot allow this disaster to keep happening, we have to demand our leaders to do whatever it takes and do the right thing."

Kozlov spent two months in captivity with Alex Lobanov, who was among the six hostages recently found dead in a tunnel in the south of the strip. "We must demand our leaders to agree to this chance even if it is difficult," Kozlov said on Saturday.

"We must demand no one forgets the hostages, no one ignores them, no one leaves them to die. Their time is running out, we see it, we feel it. Bring them back home now."

Danielle Aloni -- also kidnapped on Oct. 7 -- said in her address: "The time has come for courageous decisions. A hostage deal, supported by the international community, and led by President Biden, offers the only chance for their safe return."

"This is not just Israel's responsibility; this is a global humanitarian crisis. The world must stand united to bring them home. It's not just about saving lives, it's about restoring humanity and justice. Prime Minister Netanyahu, seal the deal. Now."

-ABC News' Dana Savir, Jordana Miller and David Brennan

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