From an alert on the fence to the killing of the terrorist, here's how the attack on the Egyptian border unfolded.
The Israeli military highlighted two central failures which led to the deaths of the IDF soldiers along the Egyptian-Israeli border.
The drugs had a street value of approximately five million NIS (approximately $1,392,963.30 USD.)
As more details emerged, it became clear that the Egyptian had crossed the border armed with a knife, a rifle, ammunition and food – and had packed a Koran in his bag.
Eran Doron: "There are shootings almost every night over there. Now, you don't know if it's a drug smuggler or an Egyptian police officer who wants to hurt you."
The last deadly incident involving Egypt was in 2011, when attackers from the country infiltrated Israel, killing eight civilians.
There are indications that the Egyptian police officer was quietly a radical jihadist who was using his position to stage a terror attack, meaning this was likely a fluke.
Channel 14 members implied something was wrong with a male and female soldier alone at night and that "crazy leftist agendas" were to blame for the deaths.
As with all of Israel's borders, there is a delicate diplomatic balance at the Israel-Egypt border, which Israel has been hesitant to change.
An officer in the IDF reserves told shocking stories about the situation on the Israeli-Egyptian border and the IDF's inability to control it.
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