Egypt army fires at infiltrators, hits IDF jeep
Disaster averted as IDF troops nab infiltrators crossing into Israel from Egypt
Hanan Greenberg Published: 07.29.11, 20:08 / Israel News
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Close call on southern border: The vehicle of an IDF regiment commander was damaged early Friday after Egyptian forces apparently fired at a group of infiltrators trying to cross into Israel.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The unusual incident took place some 30 kilometers north of Eilat. The IDF force, which was made up of reservists, was engaged in anti-infiltration operations and spotted a group of some 10 people, apparently Sudanese, trying to enter Israel.
Egyptian troops in the area fired at the infiltrators, wounding a female lightly and hitting the regiment commander's jeep.