Army searching near Dead Sea after footprints found on border

25 February 2025, 1:22 am

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Troops are carrying out searches near the Dead Sea over suspicions of an infiltration attempt from Jordan, the Israel Defense Forces says.

The search was ordered after “soldiers identified footsteps along the border in the Dead Sea area,” the IDF says in a short statement.

Israel says its long border with Jordan, including the Israel-controlled frontier between the Hashemite Kingdom and the West Bank, has seen an uptick in attempts to smuggle weapons or other contraband into the country or the West Bank in recent years. Some of the smuggling attempts have been tied to an Iranian effort to arm West Bank Palestinians.