One infiltrator from Jordan was killed and another wounded in an exchange of fire with an Israel Defense Force unit in the Jordan Valley on Wednesday morning.
Both intruders wore Jordanian army uniforms. The wounded man escaped, the IDF said.
The encounter took place at dawn near the Israeli settlement of Argaman, several miles from the Jordan River. There were no Israeli casualties.
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