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Israel 'regrets' fatal shooting of Jordan judge

11-03-2014 03:11 PM


Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Israel on Tuesday apologized to Jordan for an incident where Soldiers of the Israeli guards killed a Jordanian judge at a border crossing.

* Israel 'regrets' fatal shooting of Jordan judge

Israel expressed regret on Tuesday over the fatal shooting of a Jordanian-Palestinian judge by Israeli troops at a West Bank border crossing, a statement from the premier's office said.

"Israel regrets the death of Judge Raed Zeiter Monday, at the King Hussein (Allenby) bridge and expresses its sympathies to the people and government of Jordan," the statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

The shooting had sparked the fury of both Jordan and the Palestinians, with protesters in Amman demanding the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the abrogation of the two countries' 1994 peace treaty.




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