Two other men in her group sustained moderate injuries, two other women were lightly wounded, and four people, including a border-crossing employee, were treated for shock. Navarette was first taken in serious condition to nearby Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat, and was then flown to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, where doctors fought to save her life until she died last night.
The attack occurred after a Jordanian truck driver - one of eight approved by the Jordanian government to transport calves to Israel for delivery to the Palestinian Authority - parked his truck in the parking lot, then walked over to a group of Christian tourists on their way from Jordan into Israel and began shooting. A quick-thinking Israeli guard by the name of Yaniv Michael, 24, immediately pulled out his pistol and, from a distance of 30 meters, shot and hit the attacker. The murderer fell but continued to shoot until Michael and another guard, Samar Wahabe, killed him.
The local IDF commander, Brig.-Gen. Shmuel Zakkai, praised the two, saying that they had prevented a massacre: "Keep in mind that the terrorist had an automatic weapon, while the guards only had pistols - yet they still managed to kill him." Five magazines and a commando knife were found alongside the terrorist's body.
The attack occurred in the sterile area between Jordan and Israel, about 20 meters from the Israeli border, and in the same spot where Yitzchak Rabin and King Hussein signed the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty nine years ago.
Cooperation between Jordan and Israel in the area has usually been top-notch, but following yesterday's attack, Jordan has promised to redouble its security checks. Jordan has arrested a man traveling with the terrorist.
The attack occurred after a Jordanian truck driver - one of eight approved by the Jordanian government to transport calves to Israel for delivery to the Palestinian Authority - parked his truck in the parking lot, then walked over to a group of Christian tourists on their way from Jordan into Israel and began shooting. A quick-thinking Israeli guard by the name of Yaniv Michael, 24, immediately pulled out his pistol and, from a distance of 30 meters, shot and hit the attacker. The murderer fell but continued to shoot until Michael and another guard, Samar Wahabe, killed him.
The local IDF commander, Brig.-Gen. Shmuel Zakkai, praised the two, saying that they had prevented a massacre: "Keep in mind that the terrorist had an automatic weapon, while the guards only had pistols - yet they still managed to kill him." Five magazines and a commando knife were found alongside the terrorist's body.
The attack occurred in the sterile area between Jordan and Israel, about 20 meters from the Israeli border, and in the same spot where Yitzchak Rabin and King Hussein signed the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty nine years ago.
Cooperation between Jordan and Israel in the area has usually been top-notch, but following yesterday's attack, Jordan has promised to redouble its security checks. Jordan has arrested a man traveling with the terrorist.