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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 346

2023 Egypt border attack

Illustrative: A picture taken during a guided tour organised by the Egyptian State Information Service on November 20, 2019, shows policemen standing guard at Borg el-Arab prison near the Egyptian city of Alexandria. (Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP)
May 8, 2024, 3:24 pm
Suspect said held in slaying of Israeli businessman in Egypt as terror motive denied
Widow of victim identified as produce exporter Ziv Kipper says she understands he was targeted over his Israeli and Jewish identity, but security source says killing was a robbery
By ToI Staff and Reuters
File: A picture taken on October 21, 2017, shows an Egyptian policeman standing guard in the new city of el-Alamein, west of Alexandria. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
May 7, 2024, 11:52 pm
Jewish businessman shot dead in Egypt in suspected terror attack
Unverified statement from a group calling itself ‘Vanguards of the Liberation – the Martyrs of Mohamed Salah’ claims responsibility for the killing
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier closes a gate leading to the Egyptian border in southern Israel, following a shooting attack on June 3, 2023. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
June 14, 2023, 3:20 am
Wary of harming Israel ties, Egypt looks to bury popular praise for border attack
After deadly incident leaves 3 IDF soldiers dead, Cairo has attempted to prevent gunman Mohamed Salah Ibrahim from being worshiped as a martyr, with limited success
By Lazar Berman
IDF chief Herzi Halevi walks with other military and police officials near the site where an Egyptian policeman infiltrated into Israel, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 13, 2023, 7:07 pm
Officer dismissed as IDF blames deadly Egypt border attack on easily opened gate
Military probe says emergency gate used by gunman was unknown to soldiers stationed in area; officers to shorten 12-hour guard shifts, prioritize preparing for potential attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
This image taken from video shows an IDF post that was attacked by an Egyptian policeman on the border, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 11, 2023, 6:21 pm
IDF brass meet Egyptian counterparts in Cairo to probe deadly border attack
Delegation including chief of Southern Command, head of international relations and top intel officer continue joint investigation of killing of 3 soldiers by Egyptian policeman
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos, in Athens, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 7, 2023, 5:23 pm
Rejecting criticism, Gallant says female and male IDF fighters ‘one and the same’
Defense minister says women involved in country’s defense at all levels, after conservative voices denounced mixed service following killing of man and woman together in guard post
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO)
June 6, 2023, 1:51 pm
Netanyahu and Sissi speak in wake of deadly border attack, reaffirm security bond
PM’s office cites ‘deep condolences’ offered by Egyptian leader, whose spokesperson merely says conversation addressed the ‘shooting incident’; both sides pledge investigation
By ToI Staff
Ofir Ben Nun, sister of Sgt. Lia Ben Nun who was killed on the Egyptian border the day before, at the military cemetery in Rishon Lezion, June 4, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 6, 2023, 1:22 pm
Sister of slain female soldier: Reporter who implied impropriety should be ‘ashamed’
Regulator opens probe after thousands complain about Channel 14 journalists’ suggestion that deaths in Egypt border attack partially attributable to mixed-gender guard shifts
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Labor party leader Merav Michaeli attends a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 6, 2023, 8:06 am
Labor leader slams TV channel for implying impropriety by soldiers killed at post
Critics have accused Channel 14 panelists of suggesting incident on Egyptian border was a partly a result of inappropriate relations between male and female soldiers
By ToI Staff
Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, 22, the Egyptian policeman who killed three IDF soldiers on the border. (Social media; Israel Defense Forces)
June 5, 2023, 11:44 am
Egyptian cop who killed IDF troops is named, said to have griped about border duty
Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, 22, from Cairo, reportedly once went AWOL for 18 days, suffered mental distress following death of comrade
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF chief Herzi Halevi walks with other military and police officials near the site where an Egyptian policeman infiltrated into Israel, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 4, 2023, 4:23 pm
IDF chief taps general to probe ‘systemic’ failures in deadly Egypt border attack
Maj. Gen. Nimrod Aloni to investigate theory, practice of ‘defending peaceful borders’ after Egyptian policeman sneaks through border gate that was merely held shut with zip ties
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers and rescue forces seen at Mount Harif military base in the southern Negev desert, close to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. (Flash90)
June 4, 2023, 1:05 pm
Daily Briefing June 4: Timeline of how an Egyptian infiltrated Israel to kill 3
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the hours before and after the deaths of three combat soldiers on the border with Egypt; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on Jerusalem Pride Parade
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 4, 2023 (Amit Shabi/Pool/Flash90)
June 4, 2023, 1:02 pm
PM: We expect ‘exhaustive and thorough’ probe by Egypt of deadly border shootings
Day after Egyptian policeman killed 3 IDF troops before dying in shootout, Netanyahu vows to ‘draw all the necessary conclusions,’ lauds ‘important security cooperation’ with Cairo
By Alexander Fulbright
Soldiers at the Mount Harif military base in the southern Negev desert, close to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. (Flash90)
June 4, 2023, 6:22 am
Netanyahu vows to probe deadly shooting of troops by Egyptian policeman ‘to the end’
Prime minister, other leaders offer condolences to families of 3 soldiers killed on border, as Egypt reportedly seeks to distance itself from shooter
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
This image taken from video shows an IDF post that was attacked by an Egyptian policeman on the border, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 3, 2023, 10:05 pm
IDF: Troops killed at border post didn’t return fire after Egyptian officer attacked
Initial probe into killing of 3 soldiers indicates policeman entered Israel through emergency gate, acted alone; Gallant speaks with Egyptian counterpart, stresses bilateral ties
By Emanuel Fabian
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