(CNN) – The spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces announced in a statement published on his official Facebook page, “One of the unidentified drones fell this morning, Friday, 10/27/2023, next to one of the buildings next to Taba Hospital,” adding: “The accident resulted in There were minor injuries to (6) individuals, and they were discharged from the hospital after receiving the necessary first aid. The incident is under investigation by a specialized committee of the concerned authorities.”
For his part, the Israeli army spokesman for the Arab media, Avichay Adraee, said in a post on his page on the X platform (formerly Twitter): “In recent hours, an air threat was detected in the Red Sea region, and warplanes were called to deal with it. The matter is still under investigation.” “We assess the injury to Egypt resulting from this threat. Israel will work with Egypt and the United States and strengthen protection in the region in the face of threats coming from the Red Sea vicinity.”
In a separate statement, a “sovereign” source told the state-owned Cairo News Channel that “once the destination of the Taba missile launch is determined, all options are available to deal with it, and Egypt reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time.”
The Egyptian Ministry of Health said in a statement on its Facebook page that it sent “10 equipped ambulances to the site of the fall of an explosive object, in the early hours of Friday morning, inside the city of Taba in the vicinity of the administrative housing for hospital and ambulance workers in South Sinai Governorate.”
She added: “Ambulances transported 6 injured people to Taba Central Hospital. All injuries were minor and not life-threatening. 4 injured people left the hospital after receiving treatment. The rest of the injured are expected to be discharged in the coming hours, and follow-up is underway.”
It is noteworthy that the city of Taba is located about 220 kilometers (136 miles) from Gaza.
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2023-10-27 07:51:33
