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2023 Egypt–Israel Border Shooting Incident
On 2 June 2023, a trooper of the Central Security Forces crossed over the Egypt–Israel border into Israeli territory, shooting three Israeli soldiers dead and injuring two others before he was killed in a shootout with the Israel Defense Forces. Incident The policeman shot and killed two members of the Israel Defense Forces manning a guard post. An Israeli manhunt for the shooter was launched and a few hours later he killed an Israeli soldier and injured two others in a shootout. During the exchange of gunfire the policeman was shot and killed. ''The Guardian'' reported the incident had taken place around the Nitzana Border Crossing. Aftermath Egyptian authorities released what the BBC called a "vaguely-worded statement" asserting the police officer was taking part in an anti-smuggling chase when he crossed the border. A drug smuggling attempt had taken place hours before the shootings; Israeli officials said they had confiscated 1.5 million shekels worth of goods overnight. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitzana Border Crossing
The Nitzana Border Crossing (, ), also called the Eliav Border Crossing (), is an international border crossing between El Ouga in Egypt and Nitzana in Israel. Opened in 1982, the crossing used to handle pedestrians as well as private cars but as most of the crossing was being done via the Taba Border Crossing in Eilat and the Rafah Border Crossing in Rafah, the Israelis decided to shut down the crossing to tourists. There is talk of possibly reopening the crossing to tourists now that the Rafah crossing is no longer in Israeli control. Today the terminal handles only commercial trade between the two nations. The terminal is open from Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 to 17:00. It is closed from Friday to Saturday as well as Jewish and Islamic holidays. In February 2013, the crossing was named after Aryeh Eliav, who among other things founded the nearby Nitzana Youth Village. Israel Gaza war During the early stages of the Gaza war, the border crossing was used to inspect aid bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |