At least six people have been injured on Thursday night due to the fall of a projectile in the Egyptian city of Taba, which is located in the governorate of South Sinai,next to the border with Israel. According to sources at the Taba Hospital, five patients have been discharged after receiving the necessary treatment, while health personnel are trying to stabilize the sixth patient.

The projectile has affected an ambulance parking lot and a residential building assigned to the medical team, reports the Egyptian media Cairo 24. However, at the moment there is no public confirmation from the authorities.

An investigation committee of the security forces has arrived at the place where the rocket hit and They have launched an investigation to reveal the circumstances, adding that “once” the person responsible is determined “all options will be on the table.” Egypt, they claim, “reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time.”

This incident takes place within the framework of clashes between the Israel Army and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)which has raised alarms that the conflict is spreading throughout the region.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have indicated that they are aware of the incident, but that it took place “on the other side of their border,” according to the ‘Times of Israel’ newspaper.