Shooting in Egypt claims the lives of tour guide and two Israeli tourists

The Israeli government says that two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were killed by gunshots in Alexandria, Egypt.

Another person from Israel was hurt in the attack that happened on Sunday morning. The ministry said that the attack was done by someone from the nearby area.

Egyptian authorities have not confirmed yet.

But according to the private Extra News TV channel, a police officer shot at a group of people who were visiting an old Roman location called Pompey’s Pillar.

The person who attacked shot his gun without any specific target. A security source said this and also mentioned that the attacker was arrested at the place of the incident.

A video shared on social media showed that after the attack, there were at least two people who appeared to be dead on the ground at an ancient site.

The government of Israel is helping the Egyptian authorities to bring back Israeli citizens to Israel quickly.

The shooting occurred one day after the militant group Hamas from Palestine attacked southern Israel in a way that had never happened before. They sent many gunmen across the border from Gaza and launched thousands of rockets.

Approximately 350 people have died in Israel, and around 313 people in Gaza have been killed in air strikes from Israel as a response.

Egypt was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel in 1979. However, the way Israel treats the Palestinians has made many Egyptians not like it.

In June, a soldier from Egypt’s police force killed three soldiers from Israel near the border of the two countries. Egypt reported that there was a shooting between their soldiers and some people involved in smuggling drugs, but Israel said it was a planned attack by terrorists.