IDF Arrests Infiltrators from Jordan as Paran Brigade Prepares Border Exercise
Six Sri Lankan migrants were arrested after crossing the Dead Sea from Jordan by boat. Simultaneously, the IDF announced a major Paran Brigade exercise near the Egyptian border simulating hostile incursions.
Six Sri Lankan migrant workers were arrested overnight between Saturday and Sunday by IDF Jordan Valley Brigade soldiers after attempting to infiltrate Israel from Jordan across the Dead Sea using a boat.
Around midnight, IDF surveillance spotters identified the vessel carrying the six suspects as it sailed from the Jordanian side toward the Israeli shore. A reserve force from the Jordan Valley Brigade, operating alongside a Border Police Matilan unit, intercepted the boat and detained all occupants upon arrival.
"We treat every such scenario as a security event, but the initial assessment right now is that these are infiltrators who arrived for job-seeking purposes," a military official stated following the incident.
Meanwhile, the IDF's Paran Brigade is preparing to launch a comprehensive brigade exercise starting next Sunday. Operating under the 80th Division, the brigade is responsible for the border with Egypt stretching from the Gaza-Egypt-Israel tripoint down to the Arava.
Comprising the Caracal Battalion, two reserve battalions, and supporting units, the force will drill against simulated hostile invasion scenarios, including incursions by ISIS-Sinai elements. The training will focus on defending Nitzana border communities against hostage-taking and mass-casualty attacks reminiscent of the October 7 atrocities, while practicing rigorous defensive and containment tactics. A military official emphasized that the Egyptian authorities have been duly informed of the upcoming exercise designed to sharpen regional operational readiness.
