A missile hits Taba, and Israel talks about a security incident outside its borders.
in the city of Taba on the Red Sea near the Israeli border early Friday, wounding six people.
Reuters also quoted an eyewitness in Taba, about 220 kilometers from Gaza, that he heard an explosion and saw thick smoke and dust rising.
The Egyptian "Cairo" news channel broadcast pictures of an explosion in Taba near the border with Israel, while Egyptian media said that a missile fell in Taba, wounding 5 people and causing damage to the ambulance building and the housing designated for workers in the city's hospital. It quoted "informed sources" that the missile fell. “In the context of the ongoing escalation in Gaza.”
For its part, the Israeli army said that it was aware of a security incident near the Red Sea border with Egypt, following reports of an explosion in the city of Taba.
He continued, "We are aware that a security incident occurred, but it occurred outside our borders."
For the 21st day, the Gaza Strip is witnessing an intense aggression by the Israeli army, which launched air strikes that destroyed entire neighborhoods, killing 7,028 Palestinians, including 2,913 children, 1,709 women, and 397 elderly people, and wounding 18,484 people, in addition to more than 1,950 missing people under the rubble.