Post by sevenofnine on Jun 3, 2023 11:18:43 GMT -5
Breaking news
Israel's military said on Saturday that three of its soldiers were killed by live fire near the border to Egypt in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"Three IDF soldiers were killed today," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on Twitter. "Two soldiers were killed by live fire adjacent to the Egyptian border, and the third during an exchange of fire with an assailant in the area of the Paran Regional Brigade."
The IDF statement identified the assailant as "an Egyptian policeman," and said he had been fatally shot by troops.
"An investigation is being conducted in full cooperation with the Egyptian army," the IDF said. Egyptian security sources also told news agencies that a joint investigation had been launched.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian army confirmed that "a member of the security forces" was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops.
www.dw.com/en/israeli-soldiers-killed-in-egypt-border-shooting-army/a-65816200
Israel's military said on Saturday that three of its soldiers were killed by live fire near the border to Egypt in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"Three IDF soldiers were killed today," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on Twitter. "Two soldiers were killed by live fire adjacent to the Egyptian border, and the third during an exchange of fire with an assailant in the area of the Paran Regional Brigade."
The IDF statement identified the assailant as "an Egyptian policeman," and said he had been fatally shot by troops.
"An investigation is being conducted in full cooperation with the Egyptian army," the IDF said. Egyptian security sources also told news agencies that a joint investigation had been launched.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian army confirmed that "a member of the security forces" was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops.
www.dw.com/en/israeli-soldiers-killed-in-egypt-border-shooting-army/a-65816200
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