Islamic Action Front congratulates gunmen who attacked Israeli soldiers

The Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest opposition party, has congratulated Jordanian gunmen who wounded at least two Israeli soldiers on Friday.

The incident on Friday took place in Neot HaKikar in the south Dead Sea area, close to the border with Jordan.

The gunmen had entered Israeli territory from Jordan. The Israeli army said it had killed two of the attackers and was looking for a third.

"We congratulate the heroic operation carried out by the martyrs Amer Qawas and Hussam Abu Ghazaleh," the Islamic Action Front said.

Unconfirmed images purporting to be of the slain attackers show them in military attire.

Jordanian officials, however, have put out a statement saying that the attackers did not belong to the country's armed forces and that the uniforms were not Jordanian military issue.