Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanged fire near Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least one member of Egypt’s security personnel, multiple outlets reported—a tense encounter just after an Israeli Defense Forces airstrike in Rafah left at least 45 people dead according to Gaza health officials.
The aftermath of an Israeli bombing on a camp in Rafah on Monday.
A member of the “personnel in charge of security” was killed in a shooting, though that officer was not identified, Egyptian Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez told CNN.
The Israel Defense Forces acknowledged a “shooting incident” that is under investigation on the border between Gaza and Egypt in a statement to multiple news outlets.
Israeli outlet Haaretz reported an Egyptian soldier was killed, adding the IDF has not determined which side opened fire on the other, though IDF soldiers on the ground told the outlet Egypt opened fire.This is a developing story and will be updated.