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| Israel expresses regret over death of Jordanian judge | Israel expresses regret over death of Jordanian judge |
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| Israel has expressed regret over the death of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Bridge border crossing on Monday. | Israel has expressed regret over the death of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Bridge border crossing on Monday. |
| It has also agreed to a request to set up a joint investigation with Jordan. | It has also agreed to a request to set up a joint investigation with Jordan. |
| The Israeli military says Raed Zaytar, who was of Palestinian origin, tried to grab a soldier's rifle and strangle him after crossing into the West Bank. | The Israeli military says Raed Zaytar, who was of Palestinian origin, tried to grab a soldier's rifle and strangle him after crossing into the West Bank. |
| But the incident was condemned by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan's government, which called it "hideous". | But the incident was condemned by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan's government, which called it "hideous". |
| Investigation | Investigation |
| On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying: "Israel regrets the death of Judge Raed Zaytar... and expresses its sympathies to the people and government of Jordan." | On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying: "Israel regrets the death of Judge Raed Zaytar... and expresses its sympathies to the people and government of Jordan." |
| "Israel has already shared with Jordan the results of its preliminary investigation of the incident," it added. "Israel has also agreed to a Jordanian request to establish a joint Israeli-Jordanian team to complete the investigation." | "Israel has already shared with Jordan the results of its preliminary investigation of the incident," it added. "Israel has also agreed to a Jordanian request to establish a joint Israeli-Jordanian team to complete the investigation." |
| Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meanwhile told parliament that Israel was "completely responsible" for Mr Zaytar's death. | Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meanwhile told parliament that Israel was "completely responsible" for Mr Zaytar's death. |
| "Jordan has pressured Israel to formally apologise. Jordan is now part of the probe into the shooting," he said. | "Jordan has pressured Israel to formally apologise. Jordan is now part of the probe into the shooting," he said. |
| MPs dismissed the Israeli apology and the Speaker, Attef al-Tarwaneh, said the shooting had violated Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel. | |
| Lawyers and judges staged a protest outside the Palace of Justice in Amman to demand the deportation of Israeli diplomats. | Lawyers and judges staged a protest outside the Palace of Justice in Amman to demand the deportation of Israeli diplomats. |
| The Palestinian Authority has also strongly condemned the shooting and demanded the formation of an international investigative committee. | The Palestinian Authority has also strongly condemned the shooting and demanded the formation of an international investigative committee. |
| Originally from the West Bank town of Nablus, Mr Zaytar had been working as a magistrate in Jordan since 2009. | Originally from the West Bank town of Nablus, Mr Zaytar had been working as a magistrate in Jordan since 2009. |
| Hundreds of Palestinians turned out for his funeral on Tuesday in his hometown of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Palestinian Authority security personnel escorted his body in a 20-vehicle military procession. | Hundreds of Palestinians turned out for his funeral on Tuesday in his hometown of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Palestinian Authority security personnel escorted his body in a 20-vehicle military procession. |
| Mr Zaytar was on board a bus that transports people across the Allenby Bridge crossing with about 50 others on Monday morning when it was stopped by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. | Mr Zaytar was on board a bus that transports people across the Allenby Bridge crossing with about 50 others on Monday morning when it was stopped by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. |
| Describing Mr Zaytar as a "terrorist", the Israeli military said that after getting off the bus he "ran towards the soldiers yelling 'Allahu akbar', attempting to seize their weapons". | Describing Mr Zaytar as a "terrorist", the Israeli military said that after getting off the bus he "ran towards the soldiers yelling 'Allahu akbar', attempting to seize their weapons". |
| "The soldiers felt an immediate threat to their lives and fired toward his lower extremities. The suspect then began to strangle a soldier and the force resorted to firing again," it added. | "The soldiers felt an immediate threat to their lives and fired toward his lower extremities. The suspect then began to strangle a soldier and the force resorted to firing again," it added. |
| On Tuesday evening, the Palestinian news agency Maan cited a witness as saying the incident began when Mr Zaytar was pushed over by the soldier as he attempted to board the bus at the checkpoint. | On Tuesday evening, the Palestinian news agency Maan cited a witness as saying the incident began when Mr Zaytar was pushed over by the soldier as he attempted to board the bus at the checkpoint. |
| Mr Zaytar got up and pushed the soldier, who then opened fire, the report said. The first shot missed, but the second hit him in the chest, it added. | Mr Zaytar got up and pushed the soldier, who then opened fire, the report said. The first shot missed, but the second hit him in the chest, it added. |
| The witness said the judge lay on the road bleeding for about half an hour before an Israeli ambulance arrived and medics tried to revive him. | The witness said the judge lay on the road bleeding for about half an hour before an Israeli ambulance arrived and medics tried to revive him. |
| Gaza air strike | Gaza air strike |
| In a separate incident on Tuesday, three Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza Strip. | In a separate incident on Tuesday, three Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza Strip. |
| The Israeli military said it hit the group immediately after they had fired a mortar shell at Israeli forces. | The Israeli military said it hit the group immediately after they had fired a mortar shell at Israeli forces. |
| Islamic Jihad's military wing, the al-Quds Brigades, said the men had been trying to prevent "an Israeli incursion east of Khan Younis". | Islamic Jihad's military wing, the al-Quds Brigades, said the men had been trying to prevent "an Israeli incursion east of Khan Younis". |
| The group has sporadically fired rockets and mortars at Israel, while Gaza's ruling Hamas movement has refrained from firing rockets since a 2012 ceasefire with Israel. | The group has sporadically fired rockets and mortars at Israel, while Gaza's ruling Hamas movement has refrained from firing rockets since a 2012 ceasefire with Israel. |
| An unmanned Israeli surveillance aircraft crashed just hours earlier in the same area. The Israeli military said the drone came down because of a technical malfunction. | An unmanned Israeli surveillance aircraft crashed just hours earlier in the same area. The Israeli military said the drone came down because of a technical malfunction. |
| On Monday, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who opened fire on a group throwing stones at Israeli vehicles near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israel said. | On Monday, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who opened fire on a group throwing stones at Israeli vehicles near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israel said. |