The IDF, the Egyptian army and a group of Egyptian drug smugglers exchanged fire Wednesday morning ion the Israel-Egypt border in an incident which initially confused the parties involved, but ultimately led to no deaths.
The incident started when the Egyptian army spotted and opened fire on Egyptian drug smugglers trying to cross the border.
At first, the IDF did not know who was shooting at them, and suspecting a terror attack, returned fire, injuring one person in the Egyptian security forces.
Subsequently, liason units between the Israeli and Egyptian army commands on the border clarified the context of the incident and both sides stood down.
Despite the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, including Mohamed Mursi's election as president, communications between the Israeli and Egyptian militaries regarding border incidents and issues are still described as solid.
Yaakov Katz contributed to this report.
