Israeli tourists and Egyptian guide killed by Egyptian policeman in Alexandria amid ongoing Gaza conflict
\nAlexandria
\nTwo Israeli tourists and one Egyptian were killed Sunday by a policeman in Egypt, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war rages for a second day between the neighbouring country and Hamas.
\nThe policeman fired \u201cat random\u201d at an Israeli tour group visiting Alexandria using \u201chis personal weapon\u201d, the state-affiliated private television Extra News said quoting a security source.
\nA fourth person was wounded and the policeman was \u201cimmediately arrested\u201d, it added.
\nThe Israeli foreign ministry confirmed the deaths in a statement.
\n\u201cThis morning during a visit of Israeli tourists in Alexandria, Egypt, a local opened fire at them, murdering two Israeli citizens and their Egyptian guide,\u201d it reads. \u201cIn addition, there is a wounded Israeli in moderate condition.\u201d
\nThe deaths come as fighting rages after Palestinian militants on Saturday launched a multi-pronged attack on Israel, which has declared war on Hamas and launched air strikes on Gaza.
\nEgypt was the first Arab country to forge a peace deal with Israel in 1979, and has long served as a key intermediary between Israel and the Palestinians. However, despite the diplomatic relations, Israel remains largely unpopular among Egyptians.
\nIn June, three Israeli soldiers were killed in a firefight at the border with Egypt by a member of the Egyptian security forces who crossed the border \u201cin pursuit of drug traffickers\u201d, according to the Egyptian army.
\nOn Saturday, Egypt\u2019s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of a \u201cvicious cycle of tensions threatening regional stability and security\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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