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Israel Beefs Up Security at Egypt Border
(UPI) Israel bolstered its security along the Egyptian border on intelligence reports indicating terrorists planned to attack Israelis, officials said. Israel's Chief of Staff ordered the army to bolster security along the border and gather intelligence using electronic and visual means to track down the terrorists. An initial inquiry by the army into last week's terror attack near Eilat was submitted to Egyptian officials. The report showed Israeli soldiers did their utmost to prevent Egyptian soldiers and border guards from being hurt during gun battles that erupted between Israeli soldiers and terrorists who fled to the Egyptian side of the border. Videos taken from aircraft showed Israeli soldiers intentionally diverted fire from the Egyptian all-terrain vehicles and soldiers towards open areas near the border base. The investigation also found Egyptian army troops spotted the terrorists but did nothing to detain them.