The Israeli military court in Ofer prison in the central occupied West Bank decided to extend the detention of Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan for another 8 days. The radio station that reported the news on its Twitter account gave no further details about the reason for the renewal of the detention.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said it was following up on the arrest. Adwan was arrested on charges of trying to smuggle weapons and gold bars to the West Bank. The Israeli authorities imposed a strict ban on the publication of information about his investigation.