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Israeli Soldiers Exchange Fire along the Border with Egypt as Regional Tensions Rise

A satellite image shows humanitarian-associated trucks queueing to enter the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
A satellite image shows humanitarian-associated trucks queueing to enter the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Israeli Soldiers Exchange Fire along the Border with Egypt as Regional Tensions Rise

A satellite image shows humanitarian-associated trucks queueing to enter the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
A satellite image shows humanitarian-associated trucks queueing to enter the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Israel said one of its troops was “slightly injured” in an exchange of fire along the country’s border with Egypt, which Cairo attributed to drug smuggling.
One person in Egypt was killed, The Associated Press said.
Ties between the two countries have been strained since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Israel’s defense minister said Monday that the intense Israeli military offensive in the southern Gaza Strip will soon be scaled back, but he is ruling out a cease-fire. More than 100 days into Israel's war against Hamas, Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000.
The Oct. 7 Hamas attack from Gaza into southern Israel that triggered the war killed around 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage by the group.

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UNIFIL to Meet after Israeli Forces Fire at its Mission in Lebanon

A joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in Naqoura near the Israeli border (Archive - AFP)
A joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in Naqoura near the Israeli border (Archive - AFP)
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UNIFIL to Meet after Israeli Forces Fire at its Mission in Lebanon

A joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in Naqoura near the Israeli border (Archive - AFP)
A joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in Naqoura near the Israeli border (Archive - AFP)

France and Italy plan to hold a meeting of the European countries contributing to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), after an Israeli force was accused of firing on its headquarters in South Lebanon, according to the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
A video conference meeting, decided during a meeting between French Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto, will be held next week on a date that has yet to be specified. Alongside France and Italy, Spain and Ireland also contribute to UNIFIL as European member states.
On Thursday, Crosetto said the “shooting” at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is “intolerable.”
Two peacekeepers were injured as a result of the shooting, causing concern in Italy, which is the largest Western contributor to UNIFIL in terms of personnel.
“These incidents are unacceptable and must be carefully and resolutely avoided,” Crosetto said in a statement.
The minister, who summoned the Israeli ambassador to Rome in the aftermath of the incident, called for promoting de-escalation in South Lebanon and the restoration of international law, according to an Italian Defense Ministry statement.
The UN peacekeeping mission is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel -- an area that has seen serious clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah.