JEWISH PRESS
Netanyahu, Sisi, Discuss Murder of 3 Soldiers, Source Says Egypt Paid Families $3m
David Israel
June 6, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke by phone Tuesday, three days after the attack in which three IDF soldiers were murdered by an Egyptian policeman who crossed the border. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Egyptian president expressed his condolences over the incident, and Netanyahu thanked him for his commitment to an “exhaustive and joint” investigation. It was also reported that the two expressed their commitment to continuing to strengthen peace and security cooperation between the countries. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘An unimaginable loss’: 3 IDF soldiers killed in Egypt border shooting laid to rest Sgt. Lia Ben Nun, 19, Staff Sgt. Ori Yitzhak Iluz, 20 and Staff Sgt. Ohad Dahan, 20, mourned by family and friends at separate ceremonies day after attack by Egyptian policeman. According to the IDF’s initial probe, the Egyptian policeman infiltrated through the border through an emergency gate early Saturday morning. The small gate — held shut with just zip ties — is used by the IDF to cross the border when necessary, in coordination with the Egyptian army.