Rocket lands in Egypt injuring 6, source remains unknown

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
27 Oct 2023 07:27

A rocket lands on an ambulance and residence facility belonging to the Taba Hospital in Egypt, mildly injuring 6 individuals.

Image depicting damages resulting from the rocket that hit Taba, Egypt earlier on Thursday. (Social media)

A building in Taba, Egypt, was hit by a rocket earlier on Thursday night, and six people were reportedly injured.

It is important to note that Taba, while bordering the "Eilat" Israeli settlement in occupied Palestine, is about 220km away from the Gaza Strip.

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According to Al-Qahera News, the rocket "lightly" injured six individuals as it damaged a building serving as an ambulance facility, as well as a residential building for the administration of the Taba Hospital.

Circulating images show the extent of the damage caused by the rocket, such as burned vehicles and damage caused to the building.

It is also noteworthy that Al-Qahera News also quoted a high-ranking source as saying, “The origin of the rocket launch has not been determined yet, and the accident site is being examined to determine the launch site," adding that "once the source of the rocket in the Taba incident is identified, all options are available to deal with it."

Egypt also underscored that it reserves the right to respond to the attack at any future time.

Given the series of suspicions being promoted on social media, it is important to highlight that no alert systems were launched in "Israel", no rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip was detected, and no alert of a missile launch from Yemen was reported.

Israeli tank 'accidentally' shelled Egyptian outpost

Last Sunday, the IOF stated that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) "accidentally fired and hit an Egyptian post" at the Egyptian-Palestinian border.

Multiple Egyptian border guards sustained "minor injuries" from fragments of an Israeli tank shell, the Egyptian Army's spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday.

The IOF claimed that the incident, which took place on the Egyptian side of the border near "Kerem Shalom", was accidental, expressing "sorrow regarding the incident."

On its part, the Egyptian army said "Israel" had "immediately expressed its regret over the unintentional incident and an investigation is underway."

Egyptian media claimed that the Israeli strike would not disrupt the passage of aid to Gaza, citing witnesses.

It is worth noting that "Israel" has bombed the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on multiple occasions since October 7, putting the only crossing into the Gaza Strip out of service. Moreover, the occupation has tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which means that essential supplies such as water and fuel have become increasingly scarce in the Strip.

No amount of goods has entered the Gaza Strip since October 7 except for a few trucks that lacked energy sources and barely provided any water or food for the Palestinian population of over 2 million people.