An Egyptian soldier has actually been eliminated in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers near the Rafah border location with the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s militaries stated on Monday.
This was revealed by the spokesperson of the Egyptian armed force on Monday.
It is the very first openly recognized death in the ranks of the Egyptian military given that the start of the Gaza war practically 8 months back.
The circumstance at the Rafah border crossing has actually ended up being significantly tense. Israeli soldiers just recently took control of the crossing on the Palestinian side along with a border strip in between Egypt and Gaza.