Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula fired shots and an anti-tank missile at their vehicle near the border, the army said.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired shots and an anti-tank missile at their vehicle near the border, the army said.

The incident took place along a section of the border which lies some 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military source said.