Fighters 'from Jordan' wound Israeli soldiers in shooting at border

At least two Israeli soldiers were wounded in an attack by gunmen who entered Israeli territory from Jordan, according to Israeli media reports on Friday.

The incident took place on Friday in Neot HaKikar in the south Dead Sea area, close to the border with Jordan.

Israeli media sources said that Israeli soldiers were searching the area for another possible attacker, while the Israeli army said it had killed two of the attackers and was looking for a third who fled the scene.

Earlier, the army said that its observers had noticed a group of men trying to infiltrate the border and had sent soldiers to confront them.

Jordan's Islamic Action Front, a major political party in Jordan that is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, lauded the attack.

In a statement, it said: "We celebrate the heroic attack carried out by the Amer Qawwas and Hossam Abu Ghazala in the Dead Sea region.

"We call on the government to reconsider its agreements with the Zionist enemy."

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Fighters 'from Jordan' wound Israeli soldiers in shooting at border