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Israel hands over Jordanian lawmaker accused of arms smuggling

A car drives past a sign for the King Hussein Bridge (Allenby) crossing to Jordan, in Jericho, occupied West Bank [File: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]

Israeli authorities have released Jordanian Member of Parliament Imad al-Adwan, Jordan’s foreign ministry said, after he was held on suspicion of smuggling weapons and gold into the occupied West Bank nearly two weeks ago.

“The process of handing over MP Imad Al-Adwan by the Israeli authorities to the concerned Jordanian security authorities has begun on the King Hussein Bridge,” read a statement from the ministry, referring to the main border crossing connecting the Palestinian territory to Jordan.

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