Israel returns body of terrorist who killed 3 soldiers to Egypt
Egyptian authorities earlier identified the assailant in the Saturday terror attack as 22-year-old Mohamed Salah
Egyptian authorities on Monday morning released personal details about the border police officer who killed three Israeli soldiers on Saturday, identifying him as 22-year-old Mohamed Salah. Israel later returned the terrorist's body to Egypt, according to Channel 12.
According to the latest reports from the ongoing investigation, Salah acted alone. He carried a Quran, a knife, and six magazines for his firearm, which first raised suspicions as to a terrorism motive.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed early Saturday at a guard post close to the Harif military base, later identified as Lia Ben-Nun (19) and Ori Izhak Ilouz (20). Ohad Dahan, also 20, was killed during the ensuing manhunt later on Saturday.
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The Egyptians had initially claimed that their border police officer was chasing a drug smuggler, but as more details emerged, backtracked on the claim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo.
"Israel relayed a clear message to the Egyptian government. We expect that the joint investigation will be exhaustive and thorough," said Netanyahu.
Before the official release of details by the Egyptian authorities, Arab social media was circulating photos of the terrorist, in what seemed to venerate Salah for killing three Israeli soldiers, and at the same time claiming that the photo was released by Israeli media.
Netanyahu has called the incident "anomalous," and the IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi said it would take up to a full week to conduct the investigation.