Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer were killed near the countries' border on Saturday, Israel and Egypt said, in an incident whose details remained unclear but which the countries said they were investigating jointly.

Israel said the Egyptian border guard crossed into Israel and killed the three soldiers before he was fatally shot by troops.

Israel said the Egyptian border guard crossed into Israel and killed the three soldiers before he was fatally shot by troops. Egypt said he had been chasing drug smugglers when he entered Israel.

Three Israeli soldiers were killed Saturday in a terrorist incident along the Egyptian border, military officials announced.

Three Israeli soldiers were shot dead at the border with Egypt on Saturday morning, the Israeli army said, adding that the assailant, an Egyptian police officer, had been “neutralized.” "Three IDF soldiers were killed today,

The Israeli army said the officer was in Israeli territory when he killed two soldiers during a drug-smuggling attempt.