Jordan partially reopens West Bank crossing after deadly attack

The Allenby crossing is the only gateway Palestinians in the West Bank can use to travel abroad without passing through Israel. (FILE/AFP)
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Updated 22 September 2025
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Jordan partially reopens West Bank crossing after deadly attack

  • Jordan said it partially reopened its border crossing with the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, three days after closing it following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers

AMMAN: Jordan said it partially reopened its border crossing with the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, three days after closing it following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers.
“The crossing reopened Sunday for travelers only, while the movement of cargo trucks remains suspended until further notice,” an official statement said.
State broadcaster Al-Mamlaka reported heavy traffic in both directions from early in the morning.
The Allenby crossing is the only gateway Palestinians in the West Bank can use to travel abroad without passing through Israel, which has occupied the territory since 1967.

A spokesperson for the Israeli authority managing the land border said on Monday the Allenby crossing has been reopened. 
On Thursday, a Jordanian truck driver carrying aid for Gaza opened fire at the crossing, killing an Israeli soldier and a reserve officer with the civil administration before being “neutralized,” according to Israel.
Following the attack, the Israeli military asked Jordan to suspend the transfer of aid through the terminal.
Jordan said it had launched an investigation and identified the assailant as Abdel Mutaleb Al-Qaissi, 57.
It described him as “a civilian who had been working for three months as a driver delivering aid to Gaza,” which the UN says is suffering from a humanitarian crisis after nearly two years of devastating war.
Amman condemned the attack, calling it “a threat to the kingdom’s interests and to its ability to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.”


Morocco’s Marsa Maroc to run Liberia’s main port in African expansion

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Morocco’s Marsa Maroc to run Liberia’s main port in African expansion

  • In December, Marsa Maroc acquired a 45 percent stake in Spain’s Boluda Maritime Terminals (BMT), a branch ‌of Boluda Corporacion Maritima, for 80 million euros ($94 million)

RABAT: Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator, said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with Liberia’s ports ​authority to manage the port of Monrovia from the first half of 2026.
Under the deal, which is part of Marsa Maroc’s African expansion plan, Marsa Maroc International Logistics (MMIL) will carry out rehabilitation works, deploy port ‌equipment and provide ‌expertise in bulk ‌handling ⁠to ​operate two ‌jetties.
In a second phase, Marsa Maroc said it was targeting a concession agreement for the development and operation of a new multipurpose terminal at the port of Monrovia, which would handle the ⁠majority of trade flows in Liberia.
Marsa Maroc manages ‌34 terminals across 20 ‍ports, handling more ‍than 60 million metric tons of ‍cargo annually.
Liberia would become the third location in Africa for Marsa Maroc, which has become the latest Moroccan company to ​roll out investment in the continent, following the lead of Moroccan banks, fertilizer ⁠producer OCP and mining company Managem.
Last year, Casablanca-listed Marsa Maroc announced plans to expand into West and East Africa, including two terminals at Cotonou port in Benin and an oil and gas terminal in Djibouti.
In December, Marsa Maroc acquired a 45 percent stake in Spain’s Boluda Maritime Terminals (BMT), a branch ‌of Boluda Corporacion Maritima, for 80 million euros ($94 million).