US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides announced on Sunday that the West Bank Allenby Bridge crossing point into Jordan is now operational 24 hours a day, five days a week. The expanded opening hours of the crossing should ease the traveling of Palestinians heading into Jordan and beyond.
“Big news! As of today, the Allenby Bridge is now officially open 24/5. We kept President Joe Biden’s promise. This is a win for Palestinians and Israelis alike!” Nides wrote on Twitter. The American ambassador thanked Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Ghasan Aliyan and Chairman of Israel’s Airports Authority Jerry Gershon for increasing the bridge's operation.
