Egypt decided early yesteday to recall its ambassador from Israel to protest the deaths of policemen killed on the border, in the first diplomatic spat between the two nations since the fall of the Mubarak regime.
Cairo also demanded a formal apology from Israel and a probe to determine the circumstances of the deadly shootings which happened during retaliatory attacks on Palestinian militants following the killings of eight Israelis.
"Egypt has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel until there is an official apology," state television reported.
The Egyptian government asked "for an official apology from Israel" at the end of a crisis meeting overnight, the state-run MENA news agency added.
Source : The Daily Star
