Three Israeli soldiers were shot dead near the Egyptian border on Saturday by an Egyptian "policeman" The Egyptian military said a "member of the security forces hunting down drug traffickers" had passed through a checkpoint between the two countries. The Israeli army had initially announced the death of two soldiers shot dead by an "assailant" on Saturday morning.
It then announced a third soldier killed in a midday shootout with an Egyptian 'policman' The latter was shot dead during the shooting, according to the Israeli army.