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Israeli, Egyptian forces exchange fire, Egyptian soldier killed

The IDF said that the incident was under investigation and that a dialogue was taking place with the Egyptians.

Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged fire near Rafah on Monday, with sources in the IDF telling Israeli media that Egyptian soldiers fired at Israeli soldiers who returned fire. An Egyptian soldier was killed in the exchange of fire.

After the incident, IDF officials contacted Egyptian officials to cease the fire. No Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident.

The IDF said that the incident was under investigation and that a dialogue was occurring with the Egyptians.

The Egyptian Armed Forces said they were conducting an investigation regarding the incident and that one soldier had been killed.

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