JERUSALEM (JTA) — Gunmen fired on Israeli soldiers from Egyptian territory.

No Israeli injuries were reported when the gunmen, who wore masks, fired from across the Egyptian border on Sunday evening before escaping into the Sinai Desert.

Egyptian soldiers and the gunmen continued to fire at each other near the border, according to reports.

Israelis living in the border area were ordered by the Israeli military to remain in their homes, the Times of Israel reported.