IDF apologizes for accidentally shelling Egyptian military post near Gaza

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli soldiers move a tank at a staging area near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel on October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli soldiers move a tank at a staging area near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel on October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The Israel Defense Forces says one of its tanks accidentally shelled an Egyptian military post near Kerem Shalom, in the tri-border area with the Gaza Strip.

The IDF says it “expresses sorrow regarding the incident” and it will be investigated further.

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