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Dozens are being detained on the Jordanian border, and Israel fears terrorism will follow

In the past year, the border has become a place from which dozens of migrant workers are entering the country, when in 2020, 64 people were arrested for doing so illegally.

Security officials warned that the border was left without a fence for tens of kilometers.

"It is indeed a border of peace, but our sense of security is bad," the residents said

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Amir Bohbot

Sunday, February 14, 2021, 11:00 p.m.

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Jordanian border: A suspect crossed into Israeli territory and was shot, where a fire broke out (Photo: Israel Police, edited by: Nir Chen)

In the past year, the Israel-Jordan border has become a center of attraction for job-seeking infiltrators, mainly from Turkey.

According to IDF data, in 2020 64 attempts to infiltrate Jordan into Israeli territory were thwarted, and in the last month four more attempts were thwarted. For comparison, in 2019 about twenty such attempts were thwarted.

Jordanian guides lead job seekers to the plain near the Israeli border, showing them the leading axis "To the border area and the place where they are required to cross and reach the Arava road. If they are lucky, at that point a vehicle will be waiting for them that will take them to the heart of the country and meet them with contractors.

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We identify them from a distance, "a military source explained. At the criminal level, drug smuggling takes place mainly, and security officials in the Arava region warned that the migration of migrant workers across the border could mark the way for terrorists, even though it is a border of peace.

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"The infiltrators were arrested in all cases."

The area of ​​the fence that was swept away by the floods on the Jordanian border (Photo: Photos by surfers, Penny Ben David)

One of the security officials in the area said that about a year ago the fence placed on the border was swept away by the floods, and that tens of kilometers were left virtually without a border fence.

"We have seen the IDF man a post that has been abandoned for a long time, but it is not enough," added a source living in the area. "It is a border of peace, but we are still in a bad sense of security against the increase in theft of agricultural equipment and ATVs. NIS 100,000. "

Military sources emphasized in a conversation with Walla! NEWS that there is very close cooperation between the IDF and the Jordanian security forces.

A few weeks ago, the Jordanians managed to thwart an attempt to smuggle drugs into Israeli territory, but at the same time stressed that the forces on both sides of the border are limited, and while observations and technologies help capture foreign job seekers at crossroads, the challenge remains very complex.

The area of ​​the fence that was swept away by the floods on the Jordanian border (Photo: Photos by surfers, Penny Ben David)

A red-formed military source clarified that the IDF has set up three collection sites along the Jordanian border, and only in the last month have about 22 km of curly fence been deployed, which is intended to delay and make it difficult for crossers.

In the coming months, another 50 km of fence will be deployed in additional centers.

At this stage, there is no intention to build a high fence, similar to the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. In the coming months, masts will be erected on the Ein Yahav area and other centers, but there are still open centers. At the border, they did not receive a budget for renovations

, and the battalion of fighters operating in the area recently received Toyota jeeps, which make it possible to conduct long chases after the infiltrators in the area, as part of the ongoing security activities.

IDF Spokesman: "Familiar issue handled by security forces"

The IDF spokesman stated that "Attempts by infiltrators by job seekers on the Jordanian border are a recognized issue handled by the IDF and the security forces. Over time, protection components have been added to the border to provide an optimal and rapid response to intrusion attempts, including the salt barrier, deployment of fences Additional observation. "

The IDF Spokesman added that "another element of protection in the sector is the members of the standby squads in the localities, and they are the only ones allowed to possess weapons in the locality according to IDF orders.

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