The Jordanian army has said its naval forces arrested an Israeli citizen who trespassed into the kingdom’s territorial waters the day before, AFP reports.

“The Royal Navy Command arrested yesterday an Israeli who had infiltrated Jordanian territorial waters by sea,” an army statement said.

“The naval force observed a person attempting to infiltrate from the Israeli side towards (Jordan’s) territorial waters,” it said.

“Forces were immediately dispatched to the location, where the intruder was apprehended and handed over to the relevant authorities,” it added without providing further detail on the incident or its location, likely to be the Gulf of Aqaba in the kingdom’s south.

The Israeli military meanwhile said it received a report “of an Israeli civilian who crossed by sea from Israeli territory into Jordanian waters”.

“The civilian was detained by Jordanian security forces. Since then, Israeli security authorities have been working through the relevant channels to ensure his safe return,” it added.

Infiltrations are rare between Jordan and Israel, which have been linked by a peace treaty since 1994.