The Egyptian army’s first comment on the Taba “missile”… and the Israeli army clarifies

(CNN) – The spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces announced in a statement published on its official Facebook page: “One of the unidentified drones fell this morning, Friday 10/27/2023, next to one of the buildings next to the hospital in Taba,” adding: “The accident resulted in minor injuries to (6) people, who were discharged from hospital after receiving the necessary first aid. The incident is being investigated by a specialized committee of the authorities concerned.”

For his part, the Israeli military’s spokesperson for Arab media, Avichay Adraee, said in a blog post on his page “We assess the damage suffered by Egypt from this threat. Israel will work with Egypt and the United United and will strengthen protection in the region in the face of threats from the vicinity of the Red Sea.”

In a separate statement, a “sovereign” source told the state-owned Cairo News Channel that “once the target 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.” time.”

The Egyptian Ministry of Health, in a statement published on its Facebook page, said it had sent “10 equipped ambulances to the site of the fall of an explosive object, in the early hours of Friday morning, within the city of Taba, near of the administrative district housing for hospital and ambulance workers in the Governorate of South Sinai”.

He added: “Ambulances transported 6 injured people to Taba Central Hospital. All injuries were minor and non-life threatening. 4 injured people left the hospital after receiving treatment. The rest of the injured are expected to be discharged in the next few hours, and the follow-up is ongoing.”

Interestingly, the city of Taba is located approximately 220 kilometers (136 miles) from Gaza.