“Absent since July.” Egypt issues a statement about the “infiltration” incident into Israel

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it had followed up on the issue of an Egyptian citizen infiltrating Israeli territory, noting that he was “psychologically unstable.” The Ministry explained in a statement that the aforementioned person “has been absent from his home since last July, and is psychologically unstable, and the Ministry will continue working to take the necessary measures to return him to Egypt.”

The Israeli army announced in a statement, earlier Tuesday, the arrest of an Egyptian civilian across the border fence from Egyptian territory, and that he was subsequently subjected to investigation. The Israeli army statement said: “During the night hours, the Israeli army’s surveillance system detected an Egyptian civilian who crossed the border fence from Egyptian territory to Israeli territory near Nitzana.”

The Israeli army added: “After identifying him, IDF soldiers were sent to the site, where they arrested the suspect and handed him over to the security services for further investigation.” The army continued in its statement: “The Israeli army views the incident with extreme seriousness, and continues to maintain a high level of defense readiness in the region.