Middle East

Israel’s Military Apologizes for ‘Accidentally Firing’ at Egypt

‘SORROW’

The Israeli Defense Forces said that the incident is under investigation.

Smoke rises from Israeli strikes at border with Egypt.
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa /Reuters

The Israeli Defense Forces posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that one of their tanks accidentally fired and hit an Egyptian territory near the Kerem Shalom border area on Sunday. They apologized and said that the incident is being investigated, adding that the details are “under review.” “A short while ago, an IDF tank accidentally fired and hit an Egyptian post adjacent to the border in the area of Kerem Shalom... the IDF expresses sorrow regarding the incident,” the post read.

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