Israeli military detains Egyptian national who crossed border

• Egyptian man held after crossing into Israel near Nitzana, his motive for the crossing still unknown.
• Israel’s military has said that it detained an Egyptian civilian overnight after he crossed a border fence from Egyptian territory into Israel near Nitzana and that he was transferred to security forces for further questioning.
• The military, which made the announcement on Tuesday, provided no additional details on the man’s identity, his motive or whether he was carrying anything at the time of his detention.