

Israeli soldiers console one another outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


Israeli soldiers are pictured outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


An ambulance is pictured near the Israeli Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


Israeli soldiers are pictured outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


Israeli soldiers are pictured at the gate of the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


Israeli soldiers are pictured at the gate of the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


A soldier reacts near the site of a reported security incident near Israel's southern border with Egypt, Israel June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen


An Israeli soldier walks up to a military vehicle close to the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


An Israeli soldier closes a gate outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


An Israeli soldier closes a gate outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)


Israeli soldiers open a gate for an ambulance outside the Mount Harif military base near the city of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert, adjacent to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a rare shooting on the Egyptian border, triggering a manhunt in which a third soldier and the "assailant" were killed, the army said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
Rare fighting incident at Egypt-Israel border