Border Clash: Israeli Soldiers Exchange Fire with Suspected Drug Smugglers from Egypt
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Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with armed suspects along the border with Egypt, resulting in one person killed in Egypt and an Israeli soldier injured. Israel's defense minister announced that the military offensive in southern Gaza will soon be scaled back but ruled out a cease-fire, while the U.N. warned of famine and disease in Gaza due to barriers to aid delivery. Tensions rise as Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen, Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria, and the Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. calls for pressure on Israel to enforce a cease-fire.
- Live updates | Israeli soldiers exchange fire along the border with Egypt as regional tensions rise The Associated Press
- IDF says troops hit several suspects in firefight with apparent drug smugglers from Egypt The Times of Israel
- Israeli Soldier Injured As Armed Men Open Fire At Nitzana Crossing Near Egypt's Border Hindustan Times
- Egypt thwarts drug smuggling attempt on border with Israel Reuters
- TV station in Egypt says Egyptian forces arrested 6 drug smugglers along border with Israel The Times of Israel
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