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Israeli military: Attempt to smuggle weapons along Jordanian border thwarted

Update Israeli military: Attempt to smuggle weapons along Jordanian border thwarted
The operation took place in the Arava region near the Jordanian border. (AFP/File)
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Updated 14 June 2021

Israeli military: Attempt to smuggle weapons along Jordanian border thwarted

Israeli military: Attempt to smuggle weapons along Jordanian border thwarted

Israel's military said on Monday it had stopped an attempt to smuggle weapons along the Jordanian border.

"IDF troops and the Israeli Police just thwarted a weapon smuggling attempt along the Jordanian border in the Arava area," the Israeli Defense Forces said. "Our troops confiscated weapons and apprehended a number of suspects."

An IDF reservist and a suspect were "moderately injured" and taken to hospital.