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| Jordanian national moderately hurt trying to breach Israeli border | |
| 2020-05-20 | |
| [YNet] - A Jordanian national was moderately hurt on Wednesday after trying to breach the border with Israel, security officials said. Must be one of them Moderate Muslims™ we hear about? The 49-year-old man apparently tried to smuggle weapons just south of the Sea of Galilee and was shot in the leg by Israeli security forces. He was taken to Baruch Padeh Medical Center in Tiberias for treatment. A fire broke out in the area, near Naharayim, as a result of flares being fired during the incident. Security forces, including Border Police, Israel Police and IDF, noticed a man with a large sack approaching the border at around 6am, said the official report. They called on the man to stop but he continued marching toward the border, ignoring the calls. He was subsequently shot in the leg.The forces found a host of weapons in the man’s bag, including AK-47 rifles. Police said the incident is not likely to have been nationalistically motivated. Just trying to score some HCQ?
The army said that during the night IDF soldiers detected the two men as they crossed the border. Police intercepted the pair and opened fire on them, and one man was hit while the other returned to Jordan. A flare launched during the incident started a brush fire in the area that was brought under control, the statement said. The incident occurred near Kibbutz Gesher, south of Tiberias, and near what was until recently the so-called “Island of Peace,” where Jordanians and Israelis both had nearly free access. Jordan brought to an end Israeli access last year. The army has upped its presence in the area due to increased attempts to smuggle weapons and drugs across the border, Channel 13 news reported. | |
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