An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops within the border space close to Rafah.
The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what occurred.
Israeli media say there was an alternate of fireplace, however there are few different particulars and no stories of Israeli casualties.
Tensions between Egypt and Israel have heightened since Israeli forces took management of the Gazan facet of the Rafah crossing level three weeks in the past as a part of their offensive towards Hamas.
Egypt is a powerful supporter of the Palestinians and has condemned Israel’s army marketing campaign in Gaza and the killing of hundreds of civilians by Israel within the struggle.
Egypt was the primary Arab nation to signal a peace take care of Israel 45 years in the past and, though it has held, relations between the 2 sides have usually been frosty. Lethal incidents between Egyptian and Israeli troops are uncommon, nevertheless.
Hours earlier than the taking pictures, Egypt’s international ministry condemned an Israeli strike on Rafah which killed at the very least 45 individuals, in response to Gaza’s Hamas-run well being ministry. It accused Israel of the “concentrating on of defenceless civilians”.
The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) stated the assault had killed two senior Hamas officers and that it was reviewing stories that civilians have been harmed because of the strike and fireplace it ignited.
Like Israel, Egypt has maintained a blockade on its border with Gaza since Hamas got here to energy in 2006. Hamas is an off-shoot of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood organisation, which is banned as a terrorist group in Egypt.
Egypt has, nevertheless, saved channels open with Hamas and has been performing as a mediator in on-off oblique talks between Israel and the group to attempt to attain a ceasefire deal and launch of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
