The exchange of fire at the Rafah border crossing comes amid fragile political relations.
Officially, Egypt and Israel are at peace. But beneath the surface, a diplomatic dispute has been brewing for weeks.
Israel went ahead with its attack on Rafah – the area of southern Gaza bordering Egypt – despite numerous objections from Cairo.
A cross-border exchange of fire that killed at least one member of the Egyptian security forces this week has only worsened already tense relations.
Both say the incident will not affect the peace agreement signed more than four decades ago.
But for how long, while the war in Gaza continues?
Presenter: Cyril Vanier
Guests:
HA Hellyer – Non-Resident Scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Uri Dromi – Journalist and former spokesperson for the Israeli government (1992-1996) during the Oslo peace process
Hussein Haridi: veteran Egyptian diplomat who participated in the process that led to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979.
