Netanyahu signals openness to Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan: Sources

Israel on Wednesday closed the bridge connecting the occupied West Bank to Jordan "until further notice."

A notice posted Tuesday on the Israel Airports Authority's website read: "For public awareness, under the directive of the political echelon, the Allenby crossing will be closed to passenger and cargo traffic starting tomorrow morning until further notice."

The Allenby Bridge, or the King Hussein Bridge as it is known in Jordan, is the only official border crossing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It is the sole gateway for Palestinians to travel abroad from the West Bank without entering Israel, which has occupied the territory since 1967.

The Jordanian Public Security Directorate also announced the closure, saying in a social media post Tuesday that the bridge was shuttered "to passenger and cargo traffic by the other side until further notice."

The head of the Palestinian Crossing and Borders Authority told WAFA, the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority, that Israel informed them the crossing will be closed in both directions from Wednesday morning until further notice.

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At least 22 people were killed by an Israeli strike on the Firas Market in Gaza City on Wednesday, Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence body said.

ABC News verified video footage of bodies being recovered from the rubble of the market, where displaced families had been sheltering in the Souq Firas area, east of Gaza City.

Nine children were among the dead, Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal said.

The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately issue a statement on the strike. 

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In a joint statement released early Wednesday, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and U.S. -- sounded the alarm over "the immense suffering of civilians in Gaza."

"We stressed the urgency of alleviating the immense suffering of civilians in Gaza through a flood of humanitarian aid and securing the release of all hostages, and we reiterated our call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas," the ministers said.

"We unequivocally condemned Hamas, including for its brutal and unjustified terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023," they added. “We reiterated that Hamas can have no role in Gaza's future and must never again be a threat to Israel."

"We affirmed our readiness to engage with Arab partners on their proposals to chart a way forward on reconstruction in Gaza and build a lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace," the ministers said.

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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani took aim at Israel during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, calling it a “rogue government.”

The Qatari leader began by referencing Israel’s airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha earlier this month, calling it a “treacherous attack.”

“The whole world was shocked because of the circumstances of this heinous act, which we have classified as state terrorism,” he said, alleging it was an attempt to conduct political assassinations that “undermines any diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the genocide against the people in Gaza.”

"They visit our country and plot to attack it. They negotiate with delegations and plot to assassinate the members of the negotiation teams. It is difficult to cooperate with such a mentality that does not respect the most minimum standards of cooperation. It is impossible. Is this not the definition of a rouge government?" he said.

The emir also alleged Israel was not interested in securing the release of hostages, but that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was instead seeking to continue the war as long as possible.

“Israel is not a democratic country surrounded by enemies, but in fact, it is an enemy to its surrounding neighbors, and it's engaged in a genocide. And its leader is proud of preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state, and he promises that such a state will never be established,” he said.

Nevertheless, the Qatari leader said his country would continue its attempts to mediate peace along with Egypt and the U.S.

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