Egyptian troops and the Israel Defense Forces exchanged gunfire at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, The Times of Israel reported.
Other Israeli media reported that one Egyptian soldier was killed in Monday’s incident.
The Israel Defense Forces said “a shooting occurred on the Egyptian border,” adding: “The incident is under investigation and we are in discussions with the Egyptian side.”
The gunfight Israeli airstrikes on Hamas facilities The attack in Rafah killed two Hamas officials and dozens of civilians.
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The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in November 2023. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghani)
The exact death toll is currently unknown, but the IDF confirmed that it struck a Hamas compound “where significant Hamas terrorists were operating.”
The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out the strikes “against legitimate targets under international law.”
An IDF source told Fox News Digital that the attack killed Yasin Rabiya, a commander in Hamas’ leadership in Judea and Samaria, and Khaled Nagar, a senior member of Hamas’ Judea and Samaria branch.
The Israel Defense Forces said the two suspects carried out numerous terror attacks that killed Israeli civilians and soldiers in the early 2000s.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed reports that the airstrike and subsequent fire “injured several civilians in the area,” and said the incident was “under investigation.”
Israeli airstrikes in Rafah kill two top Hamas commanders and dozens of civilians
Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, May 26, caused fires to rage in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. (Image from Reuters/Reuters TV TPX Today)
Last week, the United Nations Supreme Court Issue orders to Israel He said he would “immediately stop military attacks” on Rafah, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ last stronghold in the Gaza Strip.
“The military ground offensive in Rafah that Israel launched on 7 May 2024 continues and new evacuation orders have been issued,” the International Court of Justice said in its ruling. “As a result, according to a UN report, approximately 800,000 people have been displaced from Rafah as of 18 May 2024.”
“The enormous humanitarian risks associated with the military offensive in Rafah are beginning to materialize and will become even more severe as the operation continues,” it added.
But when asked about the ICJ order, Israeli government spokesman Avi Hyman asserted on Friday that “no power on earth can stop Israel from defending its people and going after Hamas in the Gaza Strip.”
The IDF said its forces were continuing operations against terrorist targets in the Rafah area. (Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Office)
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“We will destroy Hamas and restore peace and security to the people of Israel and Gaza,” Hyman added. “We cannot allow a genocidal terrorist regime to exist on our southern border.”
Fox News’ Bradford Betts and Trey Yingst contributed to this report.
