The Israeli government accepted to conduct a common investigation in participation with Egypt about the Eilat attacks on the Egyptian-Israeli borders. The decision was taken a few hours ago about investigating the incident, which lead to the deaths of three Egyptian soldiers, said the Israeli National Security's Chief of Staff, Yacob Amidror. Israel's decision was a result of the Egyptian demonstrations, which are scheduled for Friday, which renewing the Egyptian threat of withdrawing the Egyptian ambassador from Tel-Aviv if the Israeli government refused to conduct a fair investigation. Amidror added the Israel's Minister of Defense, Ehud Barack, ordered Israeli Army leaders to coordinate with the Egyptian authorities to take necessary measures and conduct an official joint investigation. This statement was made in press declarations to the Israeli Army Radio. It is important to mention Amidror announced previously Israel's refusal to conduct a common investigation. He said Israeli authorities prefer conducting two separate investigations then comparing with each other to reach a conclusion. Israeli newspaper Haartez highlighted Israel's acceptance of the Egyptian demand was made after a high-profile Egyptian official threatened the Israeli government of withdrawing the Egyptian ambassador from Israel. The newspaper clarified the coordination between Essam Sharaf's government and Egypt's ruling military council. Haartez signaled the same results of the investigations conducted by the Israeli Army, in which they claimed three Egyptians participated in executing the operation targeting Eilat recently. Israel's response to Egypt's demand reflects Israeli fears of Egypt's million-man demonstration with aims to expel the Israeli Ambassador in Cairo. The Israeli newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, also expressed these fears, saying Egyptians are prepared for a demonstration to expel the Israeli ambassador to Egypt to complete the series of demands raised recently to cut Egypt's relations with Israel.
