Arabic-language reports noted the story in the London-based Rai al Youm news site and the Beirut-based Al Akhbar newspaper. The sources also noted that Jordan retracted its rapprochement efforts with Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that rules Gaza, following the incident. This latest arms-smuggling incident comes on the heels of Jordan’s recent indictment of Imad al-Adwan, a Jordanian member of parliament, on similar charges. Al-Adwan was reportedly caught by Israeli security forces at a border crossing in late April with 200 guns and turned over to Jordanian authorities. READ MORE
