Jordanian security forces have arrested an Israeli citizen who crossed the border into Jordan illegally, a spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said in a Twitter message late Tuesday.
"The authorities are handling the matter and the suspect has been taken in for questioning," the message read.
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The message went out shortly after Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi recalled its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, for urgent consultations on the matter of two Jordanians arrested in Israel. Heba Al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Miri are being held under administrative detention.
Al-Labadi was arrested at the Allenby crossing on August 20 on suspicion of aiding and abetting a terrorist organization, specifically, Hezbollah. Jordanian media reports quoted her relatives denying that she had ever provided Hezbollah with any information. She has been on a hunger strike for over 35 days to protest her arrest.
Earlier this week, she was transferred to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa for treatment.
"We hold Israeli government responsible for the lives of our citizens whose health conditions have severely deteriorated in illegal arbitrary detention," he said. "We will take all necessary legal & diplomatic measures to ensure their safe return home."
As of Wednesday morning, the Israeli Foreign Ministry had not responded to the Jordanian reports.
Jordanian parliament member Khalil Attia is demanding that his government refuse to release the Israeli prisoner until Al-Labadi and Miri are freed.
"We support he government and urge it to take this vital step to pressure Israel," Attia said.
