[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - IDF troops shot and wounded an Egyptian border policeman Monday after the man opened fire at them along the Israeli-Egyptian border near Eilat. The IDF and Egyptian forces conducted a joint investigation which showed that the border policeman had not infiltrated Israeli territory, but had also failed to identify himself after being called to do so by the Israeli soldiers. The IDF has been on high alert on the Egyptian border, fearing attempted infiltrations of terrorists from Sinai.
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