Israel troops returned the fire coming from Egyptian Sinai Wednesday assuming it was a terrorist attack. It then turned out to be a clash between Egyptian troops and smugglers on their way to cross into Israel. In the Gaza Strip, one Hamas operative was killed, two injured when their car exploded, apparently booby-trapped by a Salafist group linked to al Qaeda.
DEBKAfile August 1, 2012, 10:00 AM (GMT+02:00)