The Israeli army said its troops "mistakenly" shot and injured an Egyptian policeman along the border between the two nations. According to the Israeli army, a routine patrol on Monday morning identified a suspicious, armed figure at the border. The Egyptian was seriously wounded.
It added that when the Israeli soldiers challenged the man, he cocked his weapon — prompting the soldiers to open fire. The Israeli side said the soldiers only realized it was an Egyptian policeman after the shooting. A joint Israeli-Egyptian team is investigating the shooting.
