Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the Israeli foreign ministry said.
A policeman alleged to have carried out the shooting in the Sawari district of Alexandria has been arrested and remains in custody, according to reports.
One Egyptian was injured in the shooting, the first such attack on Israelis in Egypt in decades. The Egyptian interior ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
The shooting happened one day after an attack against Israel by Islamist group Hamas, for which Israel vowed “mighty vengeance” in response. Hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis have been killed.
According to one of the Egyptian sources, the policeman said he lost control and fired randomly on the tourist group after being provoked.
The head of Egyptian intelligence was in close contact with officials from Israel and Hamas following the outbreak of violence, three security sources said on Saturday.
In June, three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian security officer were killed in an hours-long incident near the countries’ border.
