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Eilat beaches closed after Jordanian swims across border

Vacationers were evacuated, and beaches and diving clubs shut down, as Israeli police swept the area. The suspect was arrested.

A view of the Jordanian city of Aqaba, as seen from Eilat on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.
A view of the Jordanian city of Aqaba, as seen from Eilat on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Dozens of Israel Police officers and soldiers, as well as police sappers, were scrambled to Eilat’s southern beachfront on Wednesday to evacuate vacationers and sweep the area for a Jordanian citizen suspected of having infiltrated Israel by swimming across the border from Aqaba.

Beaches and diving clubs were ordered to shut down, and the area was cordoned off for protection.

The Jordanian citizen was located and arrested.

No one was hurt, and hee was not in possession of a weapon.

This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.

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