UPDATED. Egyptian and Israeli officials are probing the circumstances of the incident in full cooperation.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer were killed near the countries’ border on Saturday, June 3, Israel and Egypt said, in a rare incident that the countries said they are investigating jointly.
Egypt’s military said that the three Israeli and one Egyptian security personnel had been killed in an exchange of fire as the Egyptian security officer chased smugglers across the frontier. The Israeli military said it was unclear how the Egyptian officer crossed the border fence and soldiers were searching the area to rule out additional assailants.
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