Israeli Troops Come Under Fire Along Egyptian Border

Attackers in Egypt's Sinai peninsula opened fire on Israeli troops across the border on Wednesday, wounding two soldiers, the Israeli military said. Islamist militants are active in the lawless peninsula, which borders southern Israel, though assaults across that boundary are rare. The attackers fired guns and an anti-tank missile at the Israelis, the military said in a statement. “Two soldiers were injured by fire directed at them from Egypt,” it added, without naming the...

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