The Israel Airports Authority said Tuesday that Israel will indefinitely close the Allenby Bridge, known to Palestinians as the Karama Bridge, the only land crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan.

The crossing, jointly operated by Israel and Jordan, will be closed to passengers and goods starting Wednesday morning, in line with the directive of the "Israeli political echelon," the authority said.

Nazmi Mohanna, head of the Palestinian Crossings and Borders Authority, also confirmed the closure in a statement, saying the authority received Israel's notification, which will take effect "as of Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, until further notice, in both directions."

The announcement came just one day after Israeli authorities reopened the crossing following a four-day closure triggered by an armed attack that killed two Israelis. The Israeli army said the assailant, driving a humanitarian aid truck from Jordan, was killed at the scene.

Israel has not officially commented on the latest closure, but Israeli Army Radio reported it could be an initial response to the recent recognition of the State of Palestine by several Western countries.

The crossing has reportedly been used by senior Palestinian Authority officials to travel between the West Bank and Jordan.

Meanwhile, Israel has continued intensifying its assault on Gaza City through heavy shelling and ground attacks, causing civilian casualties and damaging residential buildings and commercial facilities.

Palestinian medical sources told Xinhua that hospitals in Gaza have received 26 bodies from Israeli gunfire and shelling since dawn on Tuesday, including 18 in Gaza City.

The sources said Israeli tanks are only 1 km away from al-Shifa Medical Complex in the heart of the city, while eyewitnesses reported that military vehicles and helicopter gunships are firing at everything moving on al-Nasr Street, west of the city.

The assault has also increased forced displacement from Gaza City toward the center and south of the coastal enclave.

"We spent a terrifying night. The shelling was intense and everywhere, and our area has turned into a ghost town due to the Israeli attacks that have not stopped for days," said Mohammed Hamid, from Al-Shati refugee camp, west of the city.

"I've been waiting for a truck to take me to the center of the Gaza Strip for three days," the father of three told Xinhua while fleeing to the town of Al-Zawaida in central Gaza.

The total death toll in Gaza since the conflict began in October 2023 has reached 65,382, with 166,985 injuries, Gaza-based health authorities said Tuesday.