Egyptian policeman kills 3 IDF soldiers in border shooting, clashes; is shot dead

An Egyptian policeman shot and killed two Israeli soldiers who were manning a guard post near the border on Saturday morning, the military said. The Israel Defense Forces said there was a further exchange of fire in the area hours later, in Israeli territory, in which the gunman and another IDF soldier were killed.

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 into Israel from Egypt.

The motivation of the attacker was not immediately clear and there was no comment from Cairo after what appears to be one of the most serious incidents on the border since the signing of a 1979 peace deal between the two countries. READ MORE