Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged fire near Rafah on Monday, with sources in the IDF telling Israeli media that Egyptian soldiers fired at Israeli soldiers who returned fire. An Egyptian soldier was killed in the exchange of fire.
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.
Egyptian security forces have targeted Israelis over the past year
Egyptian security forces have increasingly targeted Israelis in the past year.
Last June, an Egyptian police officer infiltrated Israel and killed three IDF soldiers. Egypt claimed that the incident occurred when the officer chased drug smugglers into Israel. An investigation by Israel found that the police officer infiltrated through an emergency gate in the border fence and walked 150 meters before killing two soldiers, infiltrating deeper into the country, and killing another soldier in an exchange of fire. The two soldiers killed first did not fire their weapons, indicating the Egyptian police officer snuck up on them before killing them.
In October, an Egyptian police officer murdered two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide.
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