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An IDF soldier walks in a fortified army post on the border between Jordan and the West Bank, July 27, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
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'Most people didn't even know these existed'
IDF dusts off decades-old posts along Jordan border to battle threats ‘from beyond’
By Emanuel Fabian
Drawing lessons from October 7, military massively bolsters defenses along mostly calm eastern frontier, stepping up fight against gunrunning, drones and other threats orchestrated by Iran
An Israeli Sa'ar 6-class corvette war ship with an Iron Dome missile battery patrols off the shore of Eilat, February 10, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 5:52 pm
Shin Bet chief said to fear Oct 7-style attack on Eilat, despite no intel on threat
Zini also reportedly displeased with idea of Arab Israelis moving to the southern resort city, portraying it to government as an attempted ‘takeover’
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli police stand guard near the site of a shooting attack where two soldiers were killed at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
December 25, 2025, 1:58 pm
Israel said to quietly return body of Jordanian truck driver who killed 2 IDF soldiers
Family of Allenby crossing attacker Abd al-Muttalib al-Qaisi says his remains were handed to Jordan overnight; military sources say body returned following government directive
By Noam Lehmann
View of the road leading to the Allenby Crossing after it was closed by Israeli authorities following last week’s stabbing and shooting attack, September 24, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 6:14 pm
Allenby Crossing to open for Gaza aid from Jordan for 1st time since September attack
Defense official says Israel and Jordan made ‘security adjustments’ to the crossing, which had been closed to cargo for the Strip after a Jordanian truck driver killed 2 IDF soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Emek HaMaayanot regional council head Itamar Matiash discusses the Jordan Gateway project with Economy Minister Nir Barkat, March 2025. (Emek HaMaayanot regional council spokesperson's office)
December 3, 2025, 10:27 pm
Israel planning hospital for Jordanian patients in joint cross-border industrial zone
Head of the Israeli side of the Jordan Gateway project tells ToI that it will also be a key node in the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, piquing interest of US and EU
By Nava Freiberg
Iranian weapons smuggled into the West Bank and captured by Israeli forces, in a handout image published October 8, 2025. (Shin Bet)
October 8, 2025, 6:12 pm
Shin Bet says it seized advanced Iranian arms destined for West Bank terrorists
Large shipment included claymores, explosive-laden drones, RPGs, and other weapons; IRGC behind plot, agency says
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in an attack at Allenby Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 18, 2025, 6:19 pm
Two soldiers killed by knifeman driving Gaza-bound aid truck at West Bank-Jordan crossing
Assailant shot dead at scene, but troops scan area for additional suspects; security sources says attack will temporarily interrupt Gaza aid deliveries from Jordan
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks with officers in the northern Gaza Strip, June 11, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 11, 2025, 8:00 pm
New structural changes to IDF include bolstering border and air defense units
Military says it is reviving defunct tank brigade, establishing new infantry brigade, reorganizing training command; boosting Navy’s ‘strategic capabilities’
By Emanuel Fabian
View of the border area between Israel and Jordan, near Hamat Gader, southern Golan Heights, on November 28, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
May 18, 2025, 9:08 pm
Security cabinet approves plan for high-tech security barrier along Jordanian border
Project, slated to begin in June, is expected to take 3 years, cost over $1 billion; plan also calls for ‘mission centers’ in Jordan Valley to boost Israeli presence
By Stav Levaton
The border between Israel and Jordan on the Route 90 highway in the Jordan Valley, July 6, 2017. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90/ File)
March 31, 2025, 11:57 pm
Israel aims to begin building new $1.4b border barrier with Jordan within months
Long-promised fence to stop frequent gun- and drug-smuggling will run from Golan Heights down to Ramon airport, hewing close to border, with remainder to Eilat already upgraded
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
March 14, 2025, 8:45 am
IDF troops shoot dead two suspects trying to cross into Israel from Jordan
Suspects were part of group of migrants looking for work; six others with them arrested; troops opened fire after pair said to have ‘jumped out of the bushes’ at them
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A captured shipment of Iranian weapons destined for terror operatives in the West Bank, in an image released by the Shin Bet on November 27, 2024. (Shin Bet)
November 27, 2024, 4:09 pm
Israel says it nabbed large trove of Iranian arms destined for West Bank attack
Shipment on way to terror operatives in Jenin included claymores, RPGs and rockets; Defense Ministry announces plans to build fence along Jordanian border
By Emanuel Fabian
The border between Israel and Jordan on the Route 90 highway in the Jordan Valley, July 6, 2017. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90/ File)
November 26, 2024, 11:39 am
Israel announces preliminary work on fence along entire border with Jordan
Defense Ministry ordered by Katz to begin engineering planning, including environmental survey and installation of surveillance infrastructure, along 309-kilometer border
By Emanuel Fabian
View of the Jordanian city of Aqaba, as seen from the Israeli city of Eilat. November 10, 2019. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 18, 2024, 2:08 pm
Malfunctioning IDF interceptor missile fired at drone appears to crash in Jordan’s Aqaba
Video footage shows errant projectile impacting near luxury development, just a few hundred meters from the border; kingdom’s military says no injuries or damage caused in crash
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 11:30 am
IDF announces formation of new division to defend Israel’s border with Jordan
Move comes weeks after gunmen breached border in an area south of the Dead Sea; IDF chief Halevi says new division will ease burden on reservists
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF troops at the scene of a terrorist infiltration on the Jordan-Israel border near the Dead Sea, October 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 18, 2024, 5:12 pm
IDF troops kill two gunmen who breached Jordanian border; 2 soldiers injured
Army rules out possible 3rd assailant after searches; one soldier moderately hurt, another lightly injured; Muslim Brotherhood says the assailants were members
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
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