Three soldiers killed on Egyptian border named
Staff Sgt Ohad Dahan, 20, from the southern city of Ofakim, and Sgt. Lia Ben Nun, 19, from Rishon Lezion, both served in the mixed gender Bardelas Battalion. They were shot dead on guard duty at a border post by an Egyptian soldier. The third victim was 1st Sgt Uri Yitzhak Iluz, who was killed in the subsequent exchange of fire after the first attack.
Police closed several roads and highways around the site of the attack.