The Jordanian foreign ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman on Tuesday to protest against the detention by Israeli authorities of two Jordanians who had infiltrated across the border.
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The ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador "
to deliver a message of protest after the detention of two Jordanian citizens in Israel
" and to demand their release.
On May 16, Israel announced the arrest of two Jordanians for having crossed the border “
illegally
” at
night
from the kingdom and carrying knives. "
The Jordanian Embassy in Tel Aviv should be allowed to visit them as soon as possible, determine their status and provide them with the necessary support in accordance with relevant international laws
," the ministry said.
Several demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinians and demanding the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador have taken place in recent weeks in Jordan, which has been bound by a peace treaty with Israel since 1994. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on tour in the Middle East, is due to travel from Wednesday to Egypt and Jordan after trips to Israel and the occupied West Bank following the recent new outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence.