On Saturday, at the checkpoint (checkpoint) of the Rafah located on the border between the Egypt and the Gaza sector, there was a shootout between the Egyptian and Israeli military.
According to Radio Svoboda, as a result of the incident, one Egyptian soldier was killed, and several of his comrades were injured. There are no casualties among the Israeli military.
Cairo accused the incident of Israel. Officials reported that the shooting was started by Israeli soldiers.
Israel, for its part, states that Egyptian soldiers opened fire on a truck that transported soldiers of the Israeli army. The Israelis opened a fire in response.
According to Israeli media, Israel and Egypt do not want a crisis between countries and conduct a joint investigation into the incident.