A security source in Sinai said a fire fight had taken place between border guards and smugglers yesterday on the Israeli boarders, near the area where Egyptian soldiers were killed at the hands of Israeli forces of late.
The source, however, denied suggestions that Israeli forces had been involved in the fire exchange.
Another source in Egypt’s foreign ministry stated Israeli had not reported the incident to Egypt.
On the other hand, commentator Jack Khoury said such fire exchanges are deemed common on the joint borders but considering the current tensions they cause more disturbance these days than before.
The killing of Egyptian soldiers prompted angry protests in Egypt over the past weeks.
The Israeli ambassador flew back home after demonstrators broke into one of the embassy’s offices and threw out of the window a myriad of documents that were stocked at the facility.
Three people died in the violent riots, which also saw protesters attack Giza’s security department and the Saudi embassy’s headquarters.
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