An Israeli soldier has been captured in a clash inside Israel near its southern border with Egypt, the Israeli military has said, RIA Novosti reports.
A second soldier was moderately wounded in the incident, near Mount Arif, said army spokeswoman Avital Leibovich.
Lt Col Leibovich said the militants had opened fire on the soldiers after crossing the border from Sinai.
The troops were guarding a site where work is continuing on a new security barrier along the border with Egypt.
Previously it was said that one Israeli soldier and three militants have been killed in a clash inside Israel near its southern border with Egypt.
