The IDF Spokesman confirmed there was a shootout between IDF soldiers and infiltrators along the border to Egypt on Sunday morning. The escorts, those who are paid by the illegal aliens to smuggle them across the border to Israel were armed and they fired at soldiers deployed along the border area. Four of the infiltrators and escorts were injured in total. Baruch Hashem there was no injuries to IDF troops.

The wounded were flown in a military chopper to Bet Soroka Medical Center.

Since the recent wave of violent attacks involving illegal aliens from Sudan and Eritrea, there has been a significant increase in the number of soldiers deployed along the border area along with standing operational orders to arrest and imprison illegals. In this case, the attempted arrest led to gunfire by their armed escorts who are paid handsomely to get illegals across the border from Sinai to Israel.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)