Eran Doron: "There are shootings almost every night over there. Now, you don't know if it's a drug smuggler or an Egyptian police officer who wants to hurt you."
The last deadly incident involving Egypt was in 2011, when attackers from the country infiltrated Israel, killing eight civilians.
There are indications that the Egyptian police officer was quietly a radical jihadist who was using his position to stage a terror attack, meaning this was likely a fluke.
Channel 14 members implied something was wrong with a male and female soldier alone at night and that "crazy leftist agendas" were to blame for the deaths.
As with all of Israel's borders, there is a delicate diplomatic balance at the Israel-Egypt border, which Israel has been hesitant to change.
An officer in the IDF reserves told shocking stories about the situation on the Israeli-Egyptian border and the IDF's inability to control it.
The funerals of the three soldiers were held in their hometowns of Rishon Lezion, Safed and Ofakim.
Aside from a Koran and a firearm, the terrorist was found to be carrying a knife and six magazines.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the incident was serious and unusual and promised that it would be thoroughly investigated.
Three IDF soldiers were killed by an Egyptian police officer at the Israeli-Egyptian border on Saturday.
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