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Egyptian soldiers along the border with Israel. (AP) Last update - 17:30 08/07/2008 IDF rebukes Egyptian soldiers over fatal cross-border manhunt By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Egypt, Gaza, Bedouin, IDF Senior Israel Defense Forces officers on Tuesday criticized Egyptian troops' handling of an incident Monday, when an Egyptian officer was killed after he and his comrades crossed into Israeli territory in pursuit of Bedouin smugglers. A joint IDF and Egyptian inquiry into the shooting death in the Har Harif area near the Israel-Egypt border indicates that the incident began when Egyptian forces opened fire in error, with Israeli troops then firing on them in return. Egyptian soldiers who noticed the Bedouin drug smugglers set out in pursuit. An exchange of gunfire ensued, and one of the smugglers shot an Egyptian officer in the stomach. The officer later died of his wounds. Advertisement IDF soldiers who noticed the fighting mistakenly believed the gunfire was aimed at them, and subsequently returned fire. The inquiry further indicated that the incident took place in the course of Egyptian operations against Bedouin smugglers, during which the Egyptian forces crossed the border into Israeli territory. Egyptian officers told the inquiry that they were forced to do so after the smugglers opened fire on them, and that it was this gunfire that had killed the Egyptian officer. At the conclusion of a further study of the incident, senior IDF Southern Command officers told Egyptian officers that the incident had been a grave one, and demanded that they prevent the recurrence of such incidents. A senior military source described the incident as "shooting as a result of a misunderstanding." He said that the IDF forces shot at the source of fire believing that the gunfire was intended for them. Military sources said the Egyptian soldier was not hit by IDF fire. Related articles: Six Egypt police wounded as Gazans try to storm Rafah border Rafah tunnel smugglers fear truce may be bad for business Abbas wins int'l backing for PA control at Egypt-Gaza border Bedouin fatally shot near Egyptian border with Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Desert pursuit IDF criticizes Egyptian soldiers over fatal cross-border manhunt. Backing McCain The more religious the voter the more likely he is to support McCain over Obama.   1.   SO IT HAS COME DOWN TO THIS:REBUKE FOR THE ARAB MURDERERS AND 16:21  |  glenna 08/07/08   2.   egyptians fired in error? 16:53  |  Arie 08/07/08   3.   Another Mossad trick 17:09  |  Jimmy Carter 08/07/08   4.   Glenna, sounds like you are talking about Jewish settlers 17:55  |  anti-racist 08/07/08   5.   Stupids with weapons kill each other 17:56  |  Ulf 08/07/08   6.   Damned if you do//// 18:07  |  Joe 08/07/08   7.   aire 18:17  |  ben 08/07/08   8.   Egypt doing well Protecting Israels interest 18:55  |  AJ 08/07/08   9.   I can guarantee you this "incident" was planned by Egypt 19:23  |  Dr. L. Brnd 08/07/08   10.   Egyptian soldiers are ignorant of GPS, mobile phones, 20:01  |  x-ray 08/07/08   11.   Don`t these two armies have radios? 20:08  |  R 08/07/08   12.   l brnd 9 21:45  |  potobac 08/07/08   13.   IDF rebukes Egyptian soldiers over fatal cross-border manhunt 22:41  |  Philip 08/07/08   14.   To Ben in the UK-get your facts straight 23:11  |  Arie 08/07/08   15.   philip 23:46  |  potobac 08/07/08   16.   ? for Arie 00:01  |  Myles 09/07/08   17.   the border...the facts... 00:47  |  pelsar 09/07/08   18.   # 7 Ben HAHAHA read Arie`s link 03:17  |  MR 09/07/08   19.   to glenna #1 09:14  |  Colin Wright 09/07/08   20.   re Dr L Brnd #9 09:17  |  Colin Wright 09/07/08   21.   To Phillip 22:05  |  dsharon 09/07/08   22.   Myles = Anyone with a beef can murder 22:13  |  dsharon 09/07/08

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