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Israel foils gun smuggling attempt on Jordanian border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli security forces foil an attempt to smuggle 10 handguns from Jordan into the West Bank overnight, officials say.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, troops monitoring surveillance cameras spotted a suspicious vehicle with two men in it near the border with Jordan in northern Israel yesterday.
Following a chase by police near the city of Beit Shean, the car was stopped by officers at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley, heading toward the West Bank.
The pair, an 18-year-old Palestinian from Nablus and a 28-year-old Bedouin man from southern Israel, were detained along with the weapons in their possession.
Police say the two suspects are to be brought before a court today to extend their arrest.
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