Egyptian Army: 2 Drones from South of the Red Sea Crashed in Taba, Nuweiba

Smoke in the sky of Nuweiba, Egypt, which was targeted by drones (Reuters)
Smoke in the sky of Nuweiba, Egypt, which was targeted by drones (Reuters)
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Egyptian Army: 2 Drones from South of the Red Sea Crashed in Taba, Nuweiba

Smoke in the sky of Nuweiba, Egypt, which was targeted by drones (Reuters)
Smoke in the sky of Nuweiba, Egypt, which was targeted by drones (Reuters)

Investigations into the two drones that fell in Nuweiba and Taba showed that they were heading from the south of the Red Sea to the north, announced an army spokesperson in a statement on Friday.

The spokesman said that within the framework of following up on the results of the ongoing investigations into the two accidents and by analyzing and gathering information, the inquiry revealed that two drones were heading from the south of the Red Sea.

One of the drones was targeted outside Egypt's airspace in the Gulf of Aqaba, resulting in some debris falling in an uninhabited area in Nuweiba, while the second one fell in Taba, he noted.

The statement also mentioned that the Egyptian Air Force and Air Defense forces are intensifying their efforts to secure the Egyptian airspace in all strategic directions for the state's safety.

Earlier, the military spokesman said that an unidentified drone crashed in Taba, wounding six people.

Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said that the army detected an air threat in the Red Sea region, and warplanes had been called in to deal with it.

"The matter is still under investigation, and according to our assessment, the injury suffered by Egypt resulted from this threat," he said, without disclosing further details.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat accused the Houthi group in Yemen of the two incidents, according to the Times of Israel.



One Killed in Israel's Beersheba after Suspected Shooting

An Israeli soldier uses a weapon amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo
An Israeli soldier uses a weapon amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo
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One Killed in Israel's Beersheba after Suspected Shooting

An Israeli soldier uses a weapon amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo
An Israeli soldier uses a weapon amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo

A woman was killed in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday, Israeli media outlets reported after police said that several people had been injured in a suspected shooting there, Reuters reported.

The ambulance service earlier said a seriously injured woman was being treated at the scene while eight other people injured in the attack, including one in a moderate to serious condition, were receiving treatment in a nearby hospital.

The attacker had been killed, the ambulance service said.