Gunfire erupts on the Egyptian border.

An area in Israel bordering Egypt is near where the incident occurred on June 3.

According to Reuters, Egypt and Israel said they are jointly investigating the incident.

The Israeli army said an Egyptian police officer shot and killed two of its soldiers while they were guarding a military outpost near the border between the two countries in the early morning of June 3. Earlier that night, Israeli forces had successfully thwarted a smuggling attempt.

According to the Israeli military, the Egyptian police officer and a third Israeli soldier were killed hours later in a confrontation inside Israeli territory.

Major General Eliezer Toledano, head of the Israeli army's Southern Command, said that immediately after the deaths of the two Israeli soldiers were confirmed, the army treated it as a terrorist attack.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian military said four people were killed in a shootout when a member of Egyptian security forces pursued smugglers across the border.

The Israeli military and two Egyptian security sources said officials from both countries are working closely to investigate the incident.

"The deadly incident at the Egyptian border on the Sabbath is serious, unusual, and will be thoroughly investigated," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

The Israeli military is still unclear how the Egyptian officer managed to cross the border fence, and Israeli soldiers are searching the area to rule out any other attackers.

An Israeli military spokesman said two soldiers were shot while on duty in a relatively desolate desert area along the border with Egypt on the morning of June 3. The spokesman also revealed that the soldiers' bodies were found after they failed to respond to radio calls.

When the Israeli army learned of what was happening, they determined that their territory had been invaded, leading to a shootout in which the attacker, an Egyptian police officer, and a third Israeli soldier were killed.

Toledano said Israel "will not leave any questions unanswered," including the possibility that the shooting was related to overnight smuggling operations.

According to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, he has conducted an assessment with the chief of staff and the military "will investigate the incident in accordance with regulations".

The Egyptian military said that Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki had offered condolences by phone to Mr. Gallant and that the two sides had discussed taking necessary measures to prevent a repeat of the shooting at the border.

In 1979, Egypt became the first Arab nation to sign a peace treaty with Israel, and the more than 200-kilometer border between the two countries has largely remained peaceful.

An Israeli military spokesperson said that while drug trafficking is a frequent occurrence in the area, the most recent known incursion into Israeli territory resulting in casualties happened about 10 years ago.

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