The Israeli military said two of its soldiers were killed in a security incident that occurred at the southern border with Egypt earlier on Saturday. The third soldier, a man, was killed in the following shootout between the IDF and the terrorist, who is believed to have been a member of Egypt's armed forces. He was killed by the IDF.
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"This morning, a security incident occurred in the area of the Paran Regional Brigade. Two IDF soldiers, a man and a woman, were killed by live fire adjacent to the border. The incident is under review. The IDF is conducting searches in the area," the military said in a statement. The two were just about to start their guard duty on a border outpost and were apparently shot just as they started their shift. Having not responded to calls on the radio, they were later found to have been shot.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it was exchanging fire near the southern border with Egypt on Saturday, shortly after it reported two casualties in a security incident in the area. It later confirmed that a terrorist had crossed the border from Sinai and fired on troops, who shot and killed him.
Following the earlier event, spokesman for the Israeli military Daniel Hagari said "a security incident occurred in the area of the Paran Regional Brigade, in which two people were injured", but later this was modified to note that two IDF soldiers were killed and then that a third soldier was killed in a shootout.
Israel's Army Radio reported that at least one gunman opened fire at Israeli forces close to the area around the Egypt border where two Israelis were shot earlier on Saturday while security forces were operating to thwart smuggling activity.
The latest condition of the casualties was unclear. Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979.
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