Jordan extradites 4 Israelis detained for crossing border

AMMAN, Jordan

The Jordanian Border Guards returned on Friday four Israelis after detaining them for crossing the border.

“Four Israelis were detained by border guard units yesterday (Thursday), when they stepped over the border fence, according to a military source in the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces,” the Jordanian news agency reported.

The unnamed source said “investigations showed that the infiltrators had accidentally crossed the border strip from the west to the east, and contrary to reports, there were no troops among them.”

“They were then returned via authorized routes and channels,” the source added.

There was no statement from the Israeli side on the incident.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi