ISRAEL HAS HANDED OVER TO EGYPT, THE BODY OF AN EGYPTIAN POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN AN ATTACK NEXT TO THE BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES ON SATURDAY.

THE POLICEMAN HAS BEEN NAMED AS 22-YEAR-OLD MOHAMED SALAH IBRAHIM.

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, HE HAD BEEN DRAFTED INTO THE EGYPTIAN ARMY A YEAR AGO AND STATIONED AS A POLICEMAN ON THE ISRAELI BORDER.

HE IS REPORTED TO HAVE SUFFERED MENTAL DISTRESS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A FELLOW SOLDIER, AND THE ISRAELI ARMY BELIEVES HE ACTED ALONE.