The Egyptian military spokesman had announced that the army was conducting an investigation into the shooting incident in the Rafah border area, which led to the death of one of the security personnel.
And what I was warned about Egypt For a long time, its signs appeared RafahSo enter Israeli army The Philadelphia border axis, its security warnings and political repercussions, raise the level of tension to an extremely dangerous extent.
Cairo It has been warning over the past months about the incursion of Israeli forces along its borders, but the Israeli side remained insisting on not seeing the red lines, until what happened.
Details of this incident, as narrated by an Egyptian security source, indicate that clashes took place between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants near the border, which led to gunfire being fired in several directions.
In response to the clash, one of the soldiers on the Egyptian side took the protective measures followed in such situations and dealt with the source of the fire, and the Egyptian soldier was killed in the incident.
The Egyptian military spokesman announced that the army was conducting an investigation into the incident, and in parallel he said Israeli army He, in turn, is investigating what happened, seeking to reach an understanding that prevents the deterioration of relations with Egypt.
But the initial story from the Israeli side says that an army force was dealing with someone Tunnelsand was subjected to fire that returned its source.
Israeli media reported that an Egyptian soldier opened fire on a truck that was with the force, which responded in kind, leading to his death.
The shooting across the border and the loss of life confirms Cairo’s warning position regarding the repercussions of the Israeli military operations on the Philadelphia axis, which also stressed the importance of not compromising the security and safety of Egyptian security personnel deployed on the border.
Israel tried to promote its narrative
In an interview with Sky News Arabia, the head of the Middle East Forum for Strategic Studies, Dr. Samir Ghattas, said that Israel tried to promote its story that the killing of the Egyptian soldier on the border strip with Rafah occurred after clashes that began on the Egyptian side, stressing that the Egyptian statement came to refute the story. Definitely Israeli.
Ghattas added that the Egyptian statement is categorical because it responds to a story Israel What I tried to promote is that the clash started from the Egyptian side, and this is a “false argument.”
He continued: “The martyred soldier used his weapon in response to sources of Israeli fire. The matter is up to investigation. The cameras must be unloaded, and there is a joint military committee that will decide on this matter.”
Ghattas emphasized that “the mere presence of a full Israeli division and 4 battalions along the way Philadelphia Crossing “It represents an attack on Egyptian sovereignty.”
He said: “Egypt warned against the military operation in Rafah, one of its criminal features was what happened in the camps for the displaced.”