Israel reported an accidental shot from its tank at an Egyptian checkpoint
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An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) tank accidentally fired at an Egyptian checkpoint near the border, the military department reported on its X page.
“Some time ago, an IDF tank accidentally fired and hit an Egyptian post located near the border in the area of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom,” the report said.
The Israeli military expressed regret over the incident, saying its circumstances would be investigated.
How notes Reuters, an explosion was also heard near the Rafah checkpoint on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. This happened after a second convoy of humanitarian aid trucks passed through this checkpoint. The details of the incident are being established.
On October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israel. Against the backdrop of an attack by militants, the army of the Jewish state launched Operation Iron Swords, the country went into a state of war and began launching massive airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. According to the latest data, more than 6,000 people have died as a result of the conflict, of which more than 4,600 were killed on the Palestinian side. Since the start of the escalation, about 1.5 million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip.
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