Three Israeli soldiers, an 'Egyptian policeman' killed at Israeli-Egyptian border

2023-06-03T23:28:48.665Z

Highlights: Three Israeli soldiers, including a woman, were shot dead on Saturday 3 June by a gunman who had infiltrated Israeli territory from Egypt. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear: a joint Israeli-Egyptian investigation has been opened. The perpetrator of the attack was located: according to Israel, it was an Egyptian policeman who managed to shoot another Israeli soldier before being eliminated. This is the first incident of this magnitude in nearly 10 years on the Israel-Egypt border. A crossing point known especially for drugs from the Sinai Peninsula.

Three Israeli soldiers, including a woman, were shot dead on Saturday 3 June by a gunman who had infiltrated Israeli territory from Egypt. The Israelis present the assailant...

Three Israeli soldiers, an 'Egyptian policeman' killed at Israeli-Egyptian border

Three Israeli soldiers, including a woman, were shot dead on Saturday 3 June by a gunman who had infiltrated Israeli territory from Egypt. The Israelis present the assailant who was shot dead as an "Egyptian policeman", but the circumstances of the shooting are still unclear: a joint Israeli-Egyptian investigation has been opened.

Israeli soldiers hold the entrance to a military base near the Israeli-Egyptian border, after a shooting in the area, June 3, 2023. © Tsafrir Abayov / AP

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michel Paul

This is the first incident of this magnitude in nearly 10 years on the Israel-Egypt border. A crossing point known especially for drugs from the Sinai Peninsula.

This happened near the border town of Nitsana. Contact with a soldier and a soldier patrolling the area was lost and it was only five hours later that their bodies were found. The perpetrator of the attack was located: according to Israel, it was an Egyptian policeman who managed to shoot another Israeli soldier before being eliminated.

A tragic and rare incident, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who promised full light on this attack at the end of an investigation conducted jointly with Egypt, a country with which Israel has excellent security relations.

The IDF wants to determine how the attacker managed to infiltrate Israel, whether he had accomplices and what his motives were, as a military spokesman said "grey areas" remained.

Three Israeli soldiers, an 'Egyptian policeman' killed at Israeli-Egyptian border

Three Israeli soldiers, an 'Egyptian policeman' killed at Israeli-Egyptian border

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