Syria shuts main border crossing Tuesday with Jordan after strikes

Syria said it was closing its main border crossing in the country’s south with Jordan on Tuesday after deadly strikes that Amman said came in retaliation for a jihadist attack on a church last week.

Syria’s border and customs authority announced the closure of the Nassib border crossing, known as Jaber on the Jordanian side, “due to the current circumstances”, and suspended all “passenger and commercial traffic in both directions”.