AMMAN — The Royal Jordanian Navy (RJN) on Saturday arrested an Israeli national who attempted to infiltrate Jordanian territorial waters by swimming from the Israeli side.

 

The marine operations centre detected an individual attempting to swim from the Israeli side towards the Kingdom’s territorial waters, an official source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said.

 

RJN personnel immediately moved to the site, arrested the infiltrator and referred him to the competent authorities, the source added.