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On 27 October, 2023, two drones were fired in a northerly direction from the southern [[Red Sea]]; according to [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] officials, their target was Israel; a Houthi official later made a single word post on social media, saying "[[Eilat]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel Gaza live news: Israel says ground operations expanding as it intensifies Gaza bombing|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67246761 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[BBC News]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Of the two drones, one fell short and hit a building adjacent to a hospital in [[Taba, Egypt|Taba]], injuring six; the other was shot down with the debris landing in a desert area of the town of [[Nuweiba]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Ahmed Mohamed |last2=Williams |first2=Dan |title=Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosion-heard-egyptian-red-sea-town-near-israeli-border-witness-2023-10-27/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=27 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns near Israel border, six injured|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/27/missile-strikes-egypts-taba-resort-town-near-israel-border |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |title=Missile that hit Egypt likely came from Yemen, IDF indicates; 2nd Sinai impact reported|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/missile-that-egypt-likely-came-from-yemen-idf-says-as-second-sinai-impact-reported/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> |
On 27 October, 2023, two drones were fired in a northerly direction from the southern [[Red Sea]]; according to [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] officials, their target was Israel; a Houthi official later made a single word post on social media, saying "[[Eilat]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel Gaza live news: Israel says ground operations expanding as it intensifies Gaza bombing|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67246761 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[BBC News]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Of the two drones, one fell short and hit a building adjacent to a hospital in [[Taba, Egypt|Taba]], injuring six; the other was shot down with the debris landing in a desert area of the town of [[Nuweiba]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Ahmed Mohamed |last2=Williams |first2=Dan |title=Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosion-heard-egyptian-red-sea-town-near-israeli-border-witness-2023-10-27/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=27 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns near Israel border, six injured|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/27/missile-strikes-egypts-taba-resort-town-near-israel-border |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |title=Missile that hit Egypt likely came from Yemen, IDF indicates; 2nd Sinai impact reported|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/missile-that-egypt-likely-came-from-yemen-idf-says-as-second-sinai-impact-reported/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> |
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In a speech manufacturing expo following the incident, Egyptian president [[Abdel Fattah al-Sisi]] urged all parties to respect Egypt's sovereignty, and emphasized that the Egyptian army was able to protect the county.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moloney |first1=Charlie |last2=Fulton |first2=Adam |last3=Fulton (earlier) |first3=Charlie Moloney (now); Adam |title=Israel-Hamas war live: Israel says 150 ‘underground targets’ hit in Gaza during heaviest bombing of the war so far |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/28/israel-hamas-war-live-gaza-phone-and-internet-cut-off-as-israel-intensifies-bombardment#top-of-blog |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=the Guardian |date=28 October 2023}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:53, 28 October 2023
| Taba and Nuweiba airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of spillover of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war | |
| Date | October 27, 2023 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Houthi |
On 27 October, 2023, two drones were fired in a northerly direction from the southern Red Sea; according to IDF officials, their target was Israel; a Houthi official later made a single word post on social media, saying "Eilat".[1] Of the two drones, one fell short and hit a building adjacent to a hospital in Taba, injuring six; the other was shot down with the debris landing in a desert area of the town of Nuweiba.[2][3][4]
In a speech manufacturing expo following the incident, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged all parties to respect Egypt's sovereignty, and emphasized that the Egyptian army was able to protect the county.[5]
References
- ^ "Israel Gaza live news: Israel says ground operations expanding as it intensifies Gaza bombing". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Hassan, Ahmed Mohamed; Williams, Dan (27 October 2023). "Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi". Reuters. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns near Israel border, six injured". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "Missile that hit Egypt likely came from Yemen, IDF indicates; 2nd Sinai impact reported". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Moloney, Charlie; Fulton, Adam; Fulton (earlier), Charlie Moloney (now); Adam (28 October 2023). "Israel-Hamas war live: Israel says 150 'underground targets' hit in Gaza during heaviest bombing of the war so far". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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