The group said the three gunmen were Egyptians who trained for the operation, armed with Kalashnikov s, PKs, RPGs, hand grenades, and wearing explosive belts.
The group said three militants had crossed the border into Israel early Thursday and remained hiding until midday Friday, when they saw and attacked an Israeli patrol. An IDF soldier was killed and another wounded in the attack and Israeli troops ultimately shot and killed the three gunmen.
Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for an attack on an Israeli bus along the Egyptian border in August 2011, in which eight Israelis and at least seven gunmen were killed. Last month, the group announced that one of its members who were involved in last year’s attack was killed by Mossad agents, who were aided by Egyptian spies.
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Haaretz