An Israeli soldier and three militants who infiltrated from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were killed in a clash along the border yesterday, the army said. It said troops came under fire from gunmen who sneaked across the border, sparking a firefight which killed the three attackers.
The incident took place on the Israeli side of the frontier at a place called Har Harif which is almost half-way down Israel's 240-km border with the Sinai. Egyptian security sources in Sinai said one of the attackers had died when he detonated an explosives belt he was wearing.
Four die in Israel infiltration bid
