Jordan received the body of the terrorist who killed two IDF soldiers at the Allenby Crossing in September, the terrorist's family told CNN Arabic in a report published on Thursday.
The terrorist, Abdul Muttalib al-Qaisi, was working as a humanitarian aid truck driver when he killed two soldiers, Lieutenant-Colonel (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, from Jerusalem, and Sergeant Oran Hershko, 20, from Tel Mond.
According to the security establishment, the assailant was en route to delivering aid to Gaza. As soon as he entered the Israeli side of the crossing, he began the attack. He opened fire on checkpoint personnel before reaching the inspection area, first exiting his truck, firing at all the people in the area, and then stabbing them.
He was killed by an Allenby Crossing security guard shortly after arriving at the scene.
The family of the terrorist told CNN Arabic that the body was received and that his burial would be held in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
"We bid farewell and prayed for him; the family spirits have calmed down," said a representative of the family, while it added that they "waited for three months and 10 days for the return of the body."
Allenby Crossing attack halts aid entry
The September attack halted all entry of humanitarian aid from the Allenby Crossing, which was, until then, one of the main roads to send aid to Gaza from Jordan.
On December 9, the government announced the reopening of the crossing for the transfer of goods between Jordan and both the West Bank and Gaza.
This came after the necessary security upgrades at the crossing were completed on both the Israeli and Jordanian sides.
Additional security measures have been implemented for Jordanian drivers and their trucks, and extra security forces have been deployed.
Darcie Grunblatt, Yonah Jeremy Bob, and Fraidy Moser contributed to this report.