A British helicopter makes forced landing on West Bank

According to a British report an RAF Chinook helicopter flying from Amman in Jordan to Cyprus has made a forced landing in the Jordan Valley near the West Bank town of Jericho due to engine failure.  DEBKAfile’s Israeli sources:  Israeli Air Force fighters forced the British helicopter to land in the Jordan Valley near the Israeli settlement of Naama to investigate its intrusion of Israeli air space. Some of the passengers were slightly hurt.