Jordan briefly detains Israeli soldiers for crossing border without authorisation – Middle East Monitor

The Jordanian army briefly detained several Israeli occupation soldiers who crossed into Jordanian territory in the Wadi Araba region, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday, citing an army source.

According to the report, the incident occurred on 27 August, when Jordanian patrols intercepted the eight soldiers and held them for several hours inside a military base. The soldiers were interrogated and handed back to Israel.

Haaretz noted that the soldiers…