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IDF ground forces practice a river crossing. The drill included soldiers from combat engineering, tanks, artillery and infantry units. Photo taken by Ori Shifrin, IDF Spokesperson's Unit Featured as IDF Photo of the Day on June 4, 2012 The Israel Defense Forces Facebook The Israel Defense Forces blog The Israel Defense Forces website
The Jordan River Crossing (Hebrew: מסוף נהר ירדן, Arabic: معبر نهر الأردن) or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is the northern international border crossing between Jordan and Israel. It is located between Irbid , in Jordan , and Beit She'an , in Israel .
The Allenby Bridge (Hebrew: גשר אלנבי, romanized: Gesher Allenby), known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge (Arabic: جسر الملك حسين, romanized: Jisr al-Malek Hussein), is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the town of Al-Karameh in Jordan.
'Adam Bridge') in Israel, is a historical bridge that crosses the Jordan River and located between the Palestinian territories and the town of Damia in the Balqa Governorate in Jordan. [ 3 ] In 1918, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War , it was captured by Imperial British forces .
English: Robert Hecquet, Israelites Crossing the Jordan River, c. 1720-1775. Date: 4 January 1750: Source: Paintings and etchings that are all 400+ years old: Author:
The crossing was closed, and Israel announced the closure of its land crossings with Jordan. It later said all would reopen on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and linked it to Israel's larger conflict with Iran and allied militant groups, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Israel will open a new land crossing into the Gaza Strip designed mainly to facilitate deliveries to Palestinians of aid from overseas or neighbouring Jordan, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant ...
The Jordanian side uses the names Al-Maghtas, Bethany beyond the Jordan and Baptism(al) Site, while the western part is known as Qasr al-Yahud.The nearby Greek Orthodox Monastery of St John the Baptist has a castle-like appearance (thus qasr, "castle"), and tradition holds that the Israelites crossed the river at this spot (thus al-Yahud, "of the Jews").