Two Israeli troops patrolling the Egyptian border were injured by gunfire from suspected smugglers in the Sinai Peninsula Wednesday, the Israeli Defense Forces Foreign Press Office said. The two injured soldiers, one male and one female, were taken to a hospital on the Israeli side of the border for treatment. The Israel Defense Forces said on Twitter, "the injured soldiers serve in the Caracal Battalion, which is responsible for defending the Israel-Egypt border". An Egyptian security source told the Daily News Egypt that the incident occurred south of Al-ِAwja border crossing. He said there was an exchange of fire between smugglers and Egyptian security forces and that some bullets fired by the smugglers crossed into the Israeli side of the border, leaving two soldiers injured.
