Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman apologize to Egypt for killing the soldiers on the border

Mohamed Amr, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a press statement Wednesday, Health News reported that Israel, which offer an official apology on the incident of the martyrdom of the six Egyptian security personnel at the border on 18 August.

The Foreign Minister said that Egypt has already received a formal letter issued by the Israeli Ministry of Defense of Israel expresses its deep regret and apologies, and condolences to the families of the victims who were killed by Israeli fire on that day.

The minister said that this move by Israel is a response to the request of the Egyptian ministerial committee formed to follow up the incident and its repercussions.

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday evening that Ehud Barak, Israeli Defence Minister made ​​a formal apology for the killing of Egyptian soldiers on the border with Israel and that the apology came after the joint investigation between the Egyptian and the Israeli newspaper confirmed that the blackout was imposed on details and results of investigations.

Five soldiers from the Egyptian police have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on the Egyptian-Israeli border during the track of the cell that carried out the attack on the resort of Eilat, which resulted killed 9 Israelis and Egypt called for an Israeli official apology for the incident