Egyptian President Sisi and Israeli PM Netanyahu vow to boost cooperation after an Egyptian policeman shot dead three Israeli soldiers before being killed
In recent years, there have been exchanges of fire between smugglers and Israeli soldiers stationed along the border. / Photo: AFP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have vowed to boost cooperation after an Egyptian policeman shot dead three Israeli soldiers before being killed, officials said. Sisi received a telephone call from Netanyahu on Tuesday about Saturday's deadly violence on the normally calm border, the spokesperson for the Egyptian president said.
During the conversation, the two leaders stressed"the importance of coordination between the two countries to clarify the circumstances", he said."The two leaders expressed their commitment to further strengthening peace and security cooperation, which is an essential value for both countries," it added.
Netanyahu's office said he had"thanked the Egyptian president for... his commitment to an exhaustive and joint investigation of the incident".
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