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6. Last year an incident on the Egyptian-Israeli border left three IDF soldiers KIA and was under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Ohad Dahan (20), Sgt. Lia Ben Nun (19) and Staff Sgt. Ori Yitzhak Iluz (C), combat soldiers in the Bardelas Battalion, were shot dead on the Egyptian border on 3 Jun 2023 (Photo: IDF)

The Egyptian army said in a statement that an officer in charge of border security chased after suspects involved in alleged drug smuggling. “During the pursuit, he crossed the security barrier and an exchange of fire began, in which three Israeli security personnel were killed,” it said, adding that it wished to convey “sincere condolences” to the families of the victims.

View of Road 12 on the Israeli-Egyptian border, on 15 Oct 2017. Attempts to smuggle drugs over Israel’s tall fence are frequent. (Photo: Yaniv Nadav / Flash90)

The incidents occurred between Mount Sagi and Mount Harif in the Negev desert. The circumstances were under investigation by the military, including how the gunman, an Egyptian policeman, managed to infiltrate Israel from Egypt.


Chief of the IDF’s Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, is seen at the scene of a deadly shooting and clashes on the border with Egypt, 3 Jun 2023. (Photo: IDF)

This incident appears to have been drug-smuggling related and there was no escalation between Jerusalem and Cairo nor any reprisals.

Source:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israelis-hit-by-gunfire-in-incident-on-egyptian-border/