Documentation from the scene of the incident on the Egyptian border, and the Chief of Staff's investigation at the point (IDF Spokesman)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the start of the Cabinet meeting on Sunday about the serious incident that took place yesterday on the Egyptian border. "Israel has sent a message to Egypt - we expect the investigation into the incident to be thorough," he said. The prime minister promised that all the necessary conclusions would be drawn about the activity along the border fence. "This fence stopped the flood of illegal infiltrators into Israel, but there are still smuggling and attempts by terrorists to infiltrate," he said.
The Prime Minister at the Cabinet meeting, today (Photo: screenshot, none)
A little more than a day has passed since three IDF soldiers, Lia Ben Nun, Ohad Dahan and Uri Illouz, fell by a terrorist who infiltrated from Egypt, and the circumstances of the shooting are still unknown. A military source serving in the sector where the fighters fell, the Har Harif area, who was present at the time of the incident, told Walla! "At least one weapon had a McFork inside. That means there was no shooting at the terrorist, he surprised them."
Regarding the attack on the terrorist in which Ohad Dahan fell, about three hours after Lia Ben Nun and Uri Illouz fell, after the extent of the loss was discovered, the military source said: "With a 5.56mm bullet, you can't reach him. I don't know why they didn't bring a Negev machine gun, they had to shoot at it, they could have pinned it from a distance until a combat helicopter arrived, they could have brought a combat helicopter from the air. Why did he have to charge at the terrorist? Why risk the force?"
A reserve military source who served in the sector until recently added: "There is a manpower shortage in the sector, there are not enough fighters for such a long sector. Everyone is surprised that the operations room didn't ask the fighters what was going on with them for several hours, that's the routine, so they won't tell stories. There are other sectors, like in the Gaza Strip, where this is a clear procedure. You move 100 meters from your point, and straight everyone goes up in front of your tour. On the Egyptian border, it's completely different. Not to mention senior commanders who come for visits and patrols without weapons."
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