Egypt says one of its soldiers was killed during a shooting incident near the border with the Gazan city of Rafah, appearing to confirm reports of a deadly firefight with Israeli troops.
“The Egyptian Armed Forces are conducting an investigation through the competent authorities regarding a shooting incident in the border area in Rafah, which led to the martyrdom of one of the personnel,” the Egyptian military posts on X, in its first comment on the incident.
The Egyptian statement does not mention Israel.
Israel said to accuse Egyptians of starting deadly border exchange
The Ynet news site quotes unnamed Israeli military sources blaming Egypt for a deadly exchange of fire on the Gaza-Egypt border.
According to the report, Egyptian forces opened fire on Israeli troops at the Rafah Border Crossing, who responded with fire of their own.
According to reports, an Egyptian soldier was killed in the incident. Ynet reports that other Egyptian troops were also injured.
There is no official comment from Cairo
IDF confirms incident at Rafah Crossing, says it’s in touch with Egypt
The IDF says officials are in contact with Egypt following “a shooting incident” on the Gaza-Egypt border, after media reports described an armed clash between the sides that left an Egyptian soldier dead.
“A few hours ago there was a shooting incident on the Egyptian border, the [incident] is under investigation, dialogue is taking place with the Egyptian side,” the military says.
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