Posts Tagged: Israel Jordan Border
IDF, Israel Police Thwart Weapons Smuggling From Jordan
JNS.org - Israeli forces early on Wednesday morning shot and lightly wounded a Jordanian arms smuggler attempting to cross the Israel-Jordan border. Police officers carried out...
Jordan’s King Tours Enclave Along Israel Border After End of Lease Deal
Jordan's King Abdullah paid his first visit on Monday to an enclave fringing its border with Israel a day after the expiry of a 25-year special regime...
Palestinian Attempts to Strangle Israeli Interior Ministry Employee at Jordan Border Crossing
In what appeared to be a bizarre attempted terror attack, a Palestinian man attempted to strangle an employee of the Israeli Interior Ministry at the...
Soldiers on Israel’s Border With Jordan Do More Than Defend Lives
JNS.org - Israeli soldiers stationed near the Jordanian border have been canvassing the area in an effort to find ideal places to construct natural wildlife corridors...
Soldier Who Murdered 7 Israeli Schoolgirls to Be Granted Early Release From Jordanian Prison
JNS.org - A Jordanian soldier, Ahmed Daqamseh, who murdered seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997, is due to be released from prison next week after serving 20...
Netanyahu Calls for Fence Around Israel to Keep Out ‘Wild Beast’ Terrorists
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government is working towards erecting a full border fence around Israel in order to protect the country...
Israel to Construct New Fence Along Border With Jordan
JNS.org - The Israeli security cabinet has approved the construction of an 18.64-mile fence along the Jewish state’s southern border with Jordan. “We made a very important...
Oil Spill Near Eilat Dubbed ‘Worst Pollution in Israel’s History’
JNS.org - Israeli police closed off Highway 90 to the southern city of Eilat after an oil pipeline burst around 12 miles north of the...
IDF Assembling New Jordan Valley Battalion in Light of Terrorist Threats in Neighboring Country
Jerusalem Post - The IDF has initiated the creation of a new Jordan Valley Battalion, a senior commander announced Thursday. Col. Ofir Livius said the Lions...
Israel Needs Security Fence Along Jordan Border, Netanyahu Says
JNS.org - In light of recent changes in the Middle East, Israel needs to construct a security fence along the length of its border...
Jordan: Killer of Seven Girls Will Serve Full Life Sentence
Ynet - Parents of the seven girls who were murdered in 1997 in Naharyim held their own Memorial Day ceremony Sunday, in front of the...
Marching in the Jordan Valley in Memory of Hila Bezaleli
Last Friday (March 8), marchers marked the third annual Jordan Valley March. The event attracted more than 5,000 participants from all over the Israel. Stretching...
