A shootout in southern Israel killed three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian police officer Saturday.
The Israeli Defense Force said that three soldiers were killed in two incidents inside Israel's borders. The IDF said the gunman was an Egyptian law enforcement officer who first opened fire at Israeli troops in the early hours of Saturday morning.
At 12 p.m. soldiers combing the area identified and shot the attacker. One IDF soldier was killed in the shootout, and a non-commissioned officer lightly injured, the IDF said in a statement. In an earlier briefing to the press, an IDF spokesperson said that they were investigating links to an earlier drug smuggling attempt at the border, which involved fired weapons. The attempt involved a shipment of goods worth about 1.5 million shekels .
“I am saddened by the fall of the three fighters in the incident at the Egyptian border. The IDF soldiers carried out their tasks with dedication but the event ended in dire results,” said Israel's defense minister Yoav Gallant. He added that he had assessed the situation alongside the military’s chief of staff.
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