The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on the 22nd (local time) that an Israeli tank accidentally fired on an Egyptian guard post in the southern border area of the Gaza Strip.
“An Israeli tank accidentally hit an Egyptian post near Kerem Shalom,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote in a statement this afternoon. Kerem Shalom is an area on the border between Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military did not disclose the specific hit point and damage, including casualties. However, he stated, “We have begun an investigation into this incident and are reviewing the specific details,” and added, “The IDF expresses regret over this incident.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on the 22nd (local time) on
The Israeli military’s announcement came after 17 trucks carrying relief goods for residents of the Palestinian Gaza Strip passed through Egypt’s Rafah border checkpoint that day. The Gaza Strip, which had been completely blocked by Israel since the outbreak of the 7-day war due to a surprise attack by the Palestinian armed political faction Hamas, was opened for the first time on the 21st, and 20 trucks entered the Rafah checkpoint. The second relief supplies were brought in just one day later. Egypt is extremely wary of the possibility of an influx of Palestinian refugees and has shown a cautious stance in opening checkpoints.
Previously, on the 18th, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said, “If a mass exodus from the Gaza Strip becomes a reality, a large number of refugees from the West Bank may flow into Jordan,” adding, “If Israel wants, they will relocate them to Israel’s Negev Desert and then do so.” “We can bring them back when the war is over,” he said.
Meanwhile, Al-Qassam Brigades, a military organization of Hamas (Palestinian militant group), reported on this day that they defeated armed Israeli troops through an ambush east of the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza, Egyptian state-run daily Al-Ahram reported. Al-Qassam Brigades claimed, “Our mujahideen (holy Islamic warriors) confronted the infiltrating troops and defeated the enemy, destroying two bulldozers and a tank.”
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