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Egypt, Jordan Conduct Joint Military Exercises

The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
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Egypt, Jordan Conduct Joint Military Exercises

The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)

Units from the Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces on Monday launched joint military drills, code-named Aqaba 6.

The exercises will last until December 2 with the participation of the Egyptian and Jordanian maritime, air, and ground forces.

The Egyptian armed forces revealed that the preliminary phase of the training included practical and theoretical lectures to learn about combat expertise and to unify concepts between the participating sides.

They also aim to introduce the technology of weapons and equipment in addition to field skills, to confirm the forces' readiness to carry out joint combat actions.

The exercise aims to develop defense capabilities within agreed-upon plans, exchange expertise in planning, control, and command, and unify joint military concepts.

The drill is part of a strategy to enhance military cooperation between the armed forces of both countries.

The Jordanian-Egyptian military drills code-named Aqaba 5 were held in Oct. 2019.

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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)

A group of Israeli settlers have briefly crossed the border into Lebanon before they were removed by troops, the military acknowledged Wednesday.

The civilians who crossed the border came from the Uri Tzafon movement, a group calling for Israeli settlement of southern Lebanon. Photos posted by the group online Saturday showed a small group of activists holding signs and erecting tents inside Lebanon while Israeli soldiers were present.

After first denying the reports to Israeli media, the military said Wednesday that civilians had crossed the border “by a few meters” and were removed by troops.

The military called the border breach a “serious incident” and said it was investigating.

“Any attempt to approach or cross the border into Lebanese territory without coordination poses a life-threatening risk and interferes with the IDF’s ability to operate in the area and carry out its mission,” the military said, using the acronym for the Israel Defense Forces.

The settler group Uri Tzafon, which means “Awaken the North” in Hebrew, crossed the border in the area of the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras. In the past, the movement has said the area is home to an old Hebrew settlement.

Groups of settler activists also have breached the Gaza border more than once since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, at one point erecting small wooden tents before they were evacuated by troops. Daniela Weiss, the leader of the movement to resettle Gaza, claims she has entered Gaza twice since the start of the war.

Israel’s settler movement has been emboldened by its current government -- the furthest-right in Israeli history -- and is now seeking to expand to parts of southern Lebanon and the north of the Gaza.