A Sky News Arabia correspondent in Cairo, quoting an Egyptian security source, confirmed that Egyptian forces thwarted a drug smuggling attempt on the Israeli border south of the Al-Awja crossing.
Cairo News Network quoted an Egyptian security source as saying that clashes took place during the thwarting of a drug smuggling attempt south of the Al-Awja crossing, and 6 smugglers were arrested.
Statements of the Israeli army
For its part, the Israeli army said that its soldiers opened fire on suspected militants who tried to infiltrate from Egypt.
An Israeli official said the suspects were most likely trying to smuggle drugs across the border from Egypt.
The army said, “About 20 suspects, including many gunmen, arrived from Egyptian territory towards the border area with Israel.”
He added, “The soldiers who were working in the area opened fire on the gunmen, and casualties were reported.”
Avichai Adraee, spokesman for the Israeli army, told the Arab media on the X social media platform, “A short while ago, about twenty suspects, including a number of gunmen, arrived from inside Egyptian territory towards the border area near Nitzana, where soldiers working in the area opened fire on the gunmen and observed several injuries.” “.
Later, the IDF said: “Following the incident that occurred in the Nitzana/Al-Auja area along the Israeli border with Egypt, an Israeli soldier was injured during an exchange of fire. He was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.”
2024-01-15 22:27:01
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