Palestinian police arrested 37 wanted Palestinians who were among tens of thousands passing through the Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank in the final week of Ramadan, police said in a statement Sunday.
According to the statement, nearly 42,000 people passed through the crossing during the week -- about 18,000 leaving the West Bank, and 23,500 entering.
Palestinian police arrested 37 "wanted criminals" that tried to travel via the crossing and banned them from travelling.
Police said they the Palestinians are wanted for different cases by courts across the occupied West Bank.
The statement added that the Israeli authorities on the border turned back 25 people trying to cross in the same week.
The Allenby Bridge, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is the only link between the occupied West Bank and the outside world.
Passengers have to go through three different checks in order to cross, including a Palestinian control, an Israeli control, and a Jordanian control.
Passage through the Israeli control generally includes hours of waiting as well as interrogations and extensive searches.
The number of travelers peaks toward the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan as thousands travel to spend the Eid holiday with family.
There are more than 2 million registered Palestinian refugees living in Jordan, according to UN figures, with the actual number probably considerably higher, composing nearly half the Jordanian population.
