Fallen drone injures six in Egypt town near Israel: army

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. A stray missile fired somewhere in Gaza and Israel exploded near Egypt's Red Sea resort of Taba early Friday, wounding at least 5 hospital workers. (AP)
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Updated 30 October 2023
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Fallen drone injures six in Egypt town near Israel: army

  • Earlier this week, Israel said a rocket claimed by Hamas hit an area outlying Eilat, opposite Taba on the Israeli side of the border
  • An ‘unidentified body’ fell near Nuweiba electricity plant in Sinai, as security forces are still gathering information

CAIRO: Six people were lightly injured when an “unidentified drone fell” on an Egyptian town on the border with Israel on Friday, the army said.
The army spokesman said the drone crashed into “a building next to Taba hospital,” in the Red Sea town of the same name, across the border from the Israeli resort of Eilat.

An ‘unidentified body’ fell near Nuweiba electricity plant in Sinai, said Egyptian security sources as more information was still being gathered.
Earlier on Friday, Egypt’s AlQahera News television, which is linked to state intelligence, reported “a rocket” falling on Taba “as part of the current escalation in Gaza.”
Witnesses had told AFP that a rocket hit a hospital annex in the Red Sea town, which lies near a border crossing with Israel some 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip.
Images circulating online and in Egyptian media showed a damaged building and blown-up vehicles.
Egypt has played a key mediator role in the conflict that erupted when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 220 others hostage, according to official Israeli figures.
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip have since killed more than 7,000 people, also mainly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory.
The Israeli army has been using drones to attack Hamas and for surveillance of Gaza, while Hamas and other armed groups, which have fired barrages of rockets toward Israel, have deployed their own drones.

 


Syrian, Austrian officials discuss voluntary return of asylum seekers

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Syrian, Austrian officials discuss voluntary return of asylum seekers

  • Austria’s special envoy to the Middle East and senior Interior Ministry officials join talks
  • Since November 2024, Syrians make up the largest group of asylum seekers in Austria, with 12,871 applications recorded

LONDON: Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab met with an Austrian delegation in Damascus on Thursday to discuss cooperation on migration, border management, and the voluntary return of Syrian asylum seekers.

Austria’s special envoy to the Middle East, Ambassador Arad Benko, along with senior officials from Austria’s Interior Ministry, discussed asylum issues, the regulation of humanitarian movement, and ways to coordinate policies and procedures between the two countries.

The discussions also involved sharing expertise in border control, organizing asylum procedures, and facilitating voluntary returns, while cooperating to support security and stability in both countries, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.

As of November 2024, Syrians make up the largest group of asylum seekers in Austria, with 12,871 applications recorded, the EuroMed Rights reported.