Jordan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday said a Jordanian lawmaker has been arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons and gold through the Allenby Crossing on the Jordan River.
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The ministry's spokesman, Sinan Majali, said Jordanian officials are following the case "to find out the merits of the situation and address it as soon as possible." The lawmaker was identified as Imad Al-Adwan.
Video: The alleged arms that were part of the attempted smuggling according to Arab media
The incident threatens to further strain what already are tense relations between Jordan and its neighbor Israel. The West Bank has seen a surge in violence over the past year. Israel says the area has been flooded with illegal weapons, including guns smuggled from neighboring Jordan.
Since Israel's hard-line government took office, relations with Jordan have deteriorated over Israeli settlement construction, violence in the West Bank, and policies over holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City.
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