Tel Aviv hands over body of Egyptian soldier involved in Israeli border shooting incident

2023-06-05 09:26:00

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Today, Monday, Al-Arabiya correspondent reported that Tel Aviv handed Cairo the body of the Egyptian soldier who carried out the shooting attack on the border.

In addition, Israeli media revealed that the Egyptian soldier, named Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, is 22 years old.

The Egyptian soldier resides with his family, consisting of his mother and two brothers, in an apartment in the Ain Shams area, east of Cairo. He worked as an alumetal technician and a carpenter to support his family after his father died in a traffic accident. In addition, he did not complete his education and only obtained a preparatory certificate.

The Egyptian military spokesman had announced the details of the operation that took place on the border with Israel, where he said that at dawn on Saturday, one of the security personnel in charge of securing the international border line chased the drug smuggling elements, and during the chase the security personnel breached the security barrier and exchanged fire, which led to The death of 3 Israeli soldiers and the wounding of 2 others, in addition to the death of the Egyptian security guard during the exchange of fire.

He added that all search, inspection and insurance measures are being taken for the area, as well as taking legal measures regarding the incident.

On the other hand, the Israeli army confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances of the incident in cooperation with the Egyptian army.

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