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Unknown event in Israel on Tue 30th April 2024

30th April 2024

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Israeli troops opened fire at several drug smugglers on the Egyptian border earlier today, the military says,

The IDF says that soldiers operating surveillance cameras spotted a number of suspects on the border fence, in the Mount Harif region.

Troops of the Border Defense Corps' Bardelas Battalion operating in the area opened fire at the suspects, hitting several of them, the IDF says.

A military source says the suspects were damaging the border fence amid the drug smuggling attempt.

Drug smuggling incidents on the Egyptian border are frequent, and at times include shooting by the smugglers at Israeli forces.

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