Three Arab Israelis, Two Egyptians Injured after Fight in Egypt’s Taba, Sources Say

A view of a resort in Egypt's Taba. (AFP file)
A view of a resort in Egypt's Taba. (AFP file)
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Three Arab Israelis, Two Egyptians Injured after Fight in Egypt’s Taba, Sources Say

A view of a resort in Egypt's Taba. (AFP file)
A view of a resort in Egypt's Taba. (AFP file)

Three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said.

The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Arab Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees.

Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of the Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries.

It also said the fight started after several tourists refused to pay for hotel services.



Israeli Military Says Killed Local Hamas Commander in West Bank

People check a burnt car in the small town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 30, 2024, following an Israeli army raid. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
People check a burnt car in the small town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 30, 2024, following an Israeli army raid. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
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Israeli Military Says Killed Local Hamas Commander in West Bank

People check a burnt car in the small town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 30, 2024, following an Israeli army raid. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
People check a burnt car in the small town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 30, 2024, following an Israeli army raid. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Israeli border police killed a senior Hamas commander in the West Bank on Friday, the military said.
It said Wassem Hazem, identified as the commander of Hamas in the volatile city of Jenin, was killed in a car it said contained weapons, ammunition and large quantities of cash.

Two other Hamas gunmen were killed by a drone while trying to escape from the vehicle, it added.

Israel’s large-scale military operation in the West Bank entered a third day on Friday, with both sides reporting at least 16 Palestinians killed.

Israeli armored personnel carriers backed by helicopters and drones pushed into Jenin and Tulkarm on Friday while armored bulldozers ploughed up roads to destroy roadside bombs planted by militant groups.