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Egypt arrests 4 Israeli tourists for crossing border

Four Israeli tourists mistakenly cross border into Egypt, arrested by Egyptian police, later returned to Israel

Four Israelis who crossed the Israel-Egypt border into Egypt were arrested by Egyptian police.

 

A fifth Israeli who was part of a group of tourists informed the Israel Defense Force of the incident.

 

The four have been released and returned to Israel Sunday morning.

 

The four crossed into Egypt while trying to find a vantage point on the desert on an exploration trip in the Nahal Shani area north of Eilat.

 

An Egyptian policeman arrested them and took them to the nearest station of interrogation.

 

IDF troops arrived to the border and tried to negotiate the release of the Israelis.

 

The four were released after spending the night at the police station.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.13.06, 08:57
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