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Jordan says it caught suspect who tried to swim into kingdom from Israel via Red Sea
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Jordanian military says it detained a suspect who tried to swim into the kingdom’s territory from Israel via the Red Sea yesterday.
In a statement citing a military source, the Jordanian Armed Forces says that on Saturday, the Royal Jordanian Navy spotted an individual “attempting to infiltrate from the Israeli side by swimming toward Jordanian territorial waters.”
The incident took place in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba.
Navy forces apprehended the suspect at sea and “transferred him to the relevant authorities,” the Jordanian statement adds.
Israeli authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
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