ISIS-Linked Terror Attack on IDF From Sinai

IDF soldiers are evacuated to a hospital after a terror attack. Photo credit: Smiley Hafuch / Rotter.net
Photo Credit: Smiley Hafuch / Rotter.net
Terrorists inside the Sinai Peninsula attacked an IDF patrol at the Egyptian border, near Shivta and Ezuz on Wednesday afternoon.
Two soldiers from the Caracal battalion were injured in the attack from an anti-tank missile and gunfire, according to the IDF.
A female officer and a male soldier were evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva by helicopter. They are listed in good and fair condition, respectively.
The IDF sent a large number of troops to the scene to prevent infiltration of terrorists into Israel. It is believed the IDF soldiers were able to return fire and hit the attackers. Unconfirmed reports said a number of the terrorists were killed.
In what initially appeared to be an unrelated motor vehicle accident, an IDF jeep overturned about four kilometers (2.5 miles) from the scene, in the Eshkol Regional Council district. Four soldiers were injured in the incident, according to a security source who said they were listed in good condition.
Defense officials are analyzing data in order to determine whether there was, in fact, any infiltration into Israeli territory.