Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border incident; coordinate measures for prevention

Ahram Online , Saturday 3 Jun 2023

Egypt’s Minister of Defence and Military Production General Mohamed Zaki discussed in a telephone call with Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant circumstances surrounding the incident that took place on Saturday on the Egypt-Israel border and measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

Egypt s Minister of Defence and Military Production General Mohamed Zaki
Minister of Defence and Military Production, the General Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, General Mohamed Zaki

 

According to a statement released by the Spokesman of the Egyptian Armed Forces Gharib Abdel-Hafez Gharib on Saturday evening, General Zaki extended condolences over the victims in the incident from both sides, and the two ministers also discussed joint coordination to take necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future.

Earlier on Saturday, Gharib issued a statement saying an Egyptian border security personnel and three Israeli border security personnel were killed and two others injured, amid an exchange of fire as the Egyptian personnel chased drug smugglers across the border in the early hours of Saturday morning.

In this statement, Gharib noted that all procedures to search and secure the area were ongoing and legal procedures regarding the incident were being taken.

 
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