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Defense News - Israel |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 11:04 AM | |||
Israeli army soldiers wound several smugglers infiltrators in firefight on Egyptian border. | |||
Israeli
army troops on Monday, May 28, 2012, shot and wounded several smugglers,
apparently attempting to ferry some two dozen infiltrators across the
border near the southern Red Sea port of Eilat, Israeli army sources said.
"Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF) spotted 24 infiltrators north
of Eilat approaching the border fence, and responded according to standing
IDF rules of engagement and fired towards the infiltrators, who returned
fire," the IDF Spokesman told Xinhua (Chinese Press Agency). |
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![]() An Egyptian flag flies from an army outpost on the Egyptian side of the border with Israel near the moshav of Kadesh Barnea |
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"Three
of the individuals who were wounded in the incident were taken to hospital
in Israel," according to the army, who added that no IDF troops were
hurt in the firefight. |
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