Israel Detains Jordanian Who Swam Into Eilat

Published September 2nd, 2020 - 12:19 GMT
Israeli security forces guard a bulldozer demolishing a Palestinian house and shack in the southern West Bank village of Khirbet Jinba on September 1, 2020. (AFP)
Israeli security forces guard a bulldozer demolishing a Palestinian house and shack in the southern West Bank village of Khirbet Jinba on September 1, 2020. (AFP)
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Resort beach at Eilat is evacuated over 'security incident'.

Israeli police on Wednesday detained a Jordanian citizen who arrived in the coastal resort city of Eilat by swimming, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said.

Israeli police evacuated the beach of people, it said.

Israeli police said it deployed forces in Eilat over a "suspicion of a security incident."

There was no comment from Jordanian authorities on the incident.


This article has been adapted from its original source.

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