3 Israeli soldiers killed by Egyptian officer who is also shot dead

3 Israeli soldiers killed by Egyptian officer who is also shot dead

(JTA) - An Egyptian security officer opened fire on Israeli soldiers on a routine patrol, killing two, and hours later killed a third before being felled in a shootout, the Israeli army said, in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a "severe and extraordinary incident." The Egyptian military said the shootout occurred while the officer, who has now been identified...

Three IDF soldiers killed by Egyptian policeman

(Times of Israel) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the aftermath of the slaying of three Israel Defence Forces soldiers by an Egyptian policeman who crossed the border. According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s Office, Sissi expressed his “deep condolences” over the attack and committed to a “joint and exhaustive investigation”. However, a spokesman for the Egyptian pr…

Egyptian kills three Israeli soldiers

JERUSALEM — An Egyptian security officer opened fire on Israeli soldiers who were on a routine patrol, killing two. Israeli soldiers at Mount Harif military base in the southern Negev desert, close to the border with Egypt, react to the attacks nearby that killed three soldiers, June 3, 2023. (Flash90) Hours later the same Egyptian killed a third Israeli in a shootout in which he was killed, the Israeli army said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…