Egypt to cooperate on border shooting probe, El Sisi tells Israeli PM

Egypt, Israel to cooperate on investigation of deadly border shooting:President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to “coordinate fully” to investigate the circumstances behind the shooting at the Egypt-Israel border at the weekend, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The Egyptian president offered his condolences about the incident to Netanyahu, who thanked him for agreeing to work with Israel on the investigation, the Israeli PM’s office said.

Background:The Israeli military has said that three of its soldiers were shot dead on Saturday by an Egyptian officer, who media reports have named as Mohamed Salah, a 22-year-old from Ain Shams.