Israel ‘regrets’ fatal shooting of Jordan judge

Occupied Jerusalem: 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 yesterday [Monday] at the King Hussain [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.