Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged fire near Rafah on Monday, with sources in the IDF telling Israeli media that an Egyptian soldier who fired at troops operating on a tunnel near the border, who returned fire, killing one Egyptian soldier.
After the incident, IDF officials contacted Egyptian officials to stop the fire. No Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident.
The IDF said that the incident was under investigation and there was a dialogue with the Egyptians.
The Egyptian Armed Forces said they were conducting an investigation regarding the incident and that one soldier had been killed. An Egyptian source told KAN News that “no one has an interest in this blowing up into a greater issue, either on a national level or a…
