Jordan recalls envoy to Israel to protest detention of two citizens

A Jordanian soldier pulls a Jordanian national flag in an outpost at the border area between Israel and Jordan at Naharayim, as seen from the Israeli side October 22, 2018. (Reuters)

• Ayman Safadi said in a tweet he held the Israeli government responsible for the lives of Hiba Labadi and Abdul Rahman Miri

AMMAN:Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations in protest at Israel’s refusal to heed its demands to release two citizens it said were illegally detained for months without charges, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Ayman Safadi said in a tweet he held the Israeli government responsible for the lives of Hiba Labadi and Abdul Rahman Miri whose “health conditions have severely deteriorated,” adding this was a first “step.” He did not elaborate.