Another Egyptian was killed in a shootout with Israel

Yesterday, a second Egyptian soldier was killed in a firefight on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. This was reported by Middle East Eye, citing local sources. The publication identified the dead soldier as Islam Ibrahim Abdel Razek.

The incident at the border was first reported by Israeli media on Monday. At first, this information was withheld, but later it was confirmed by the Israeli military, who said that there had been a "firefight" on the Egyptian border and that an investigation had begun.

Later on Monday, an Egyptian army spokesman confirmed that a "person in charge of border security" had been killed in the crossfire. He also announced that an official investigation had begun.

There were no other official statements about the death of the soldiers.

It is worth noting that the tension on the border increased sharply after the Israelis took over the Rafah checkpoint during the invasion of Gaza earlier this month.

We remind you that one day ago, one Egyptian soldier was killed and others were wounded in a shootout with Israeli troops at the Rafah checkpoint. There were no casualties on the Israeli side.