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Monday, October 31, 2022
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Monday, October 31, 2022
Security forces foil bid to smuggle guns from Jordan to West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Weapons seized by security forces after an alleged gun-smuggling over the border with Jordan on October 31, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
Israeli security forces foil an attempt to smuggle 25 handguns from Jordan into the West Bank this morning, officials say.
According to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police, troops and officers spotted a suspicious man near the border in northern Jordan Valley.
Following a chase by police near the Palestinian village of Bardala, a car the suspect was driving in was stopped, and he was arrested along with another man suspected of aiding the smuggling.
The pair, both Palestinian residents of the West Bank, were detained along with the weapons in their possession. Police say the two suspects are to be brought before a court tomorrow to extend their arrest.
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