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IDF soldiers attacked on Egpyt border, kill 3 terrorists
By YAAKOV LAPPIN
09/21/2012 14:28
Soldiers engage in firefight with terrorists attempting to infiltrate Israel from Egypt; suicide bomb belt goes off during gun battle; “The IDF stopped a very big terrorist attack,” IDF spokesman says.
A terrorist cell opened fire on IDF soldiers overseeing construction of the fence at the Egyptian-Israeli border on Friday afternoon.
The soldiers returned fire, and a heavy firefight ensued. Three terrorists were killed in the fighting, the IDF Spokesman said. One of the dead terrorists had a suicide bomb belt around him.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz was due to hold a special evaluation of the situation.
“The IDF stopped a very big terrorist attack,” IDF spokesman Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai said. “The incident occurred in the Har Harif area… in an area where the [border] fence has not yet been built.”