Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, mentioned the incident might spur additional warnings from Cairo to Israel.
Shell fragments from an Israeli tank have hit the Egyptian border, injuring no less than seven folks together with a number of Egyptian border guards, in keeping with the militaries of each international locations.
The incident occurred late Sunday, with the Israeli army confirming that it “unintentionally” hit the Egyptian place close to the border with the Gaza Strip.
“The incident is being investigated and the main points are below evaluate. The IDF [Israeli army] expresses sorrow concerning the incident,” the Israeli army mentioned in a press release, giving no additional particulars.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian army confirmed the incident, however didn’t state what number of of its personnel have been injured.
The wounded folks have been taken to hospital, a witness and a medical supply mentioned. Witnesses reported listening to a blast adopted by the sounds of ambulances deployed from the Egyptian aspect.
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst in London, mentioned the incident might spur additional warnings from Cairo.
“This might, in reality, result in additional Egyptian warning to Israel that it must calm down its indiscriminate and horrific bombing on Gaza that’s positively getting uncontrolled,” Bishara mentioned.
The analyst added that there’s each public and institution anger towards Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, however that Egypt is “handcuffed” by Israel in coordinating humanitarian help to Gaza with Tel Aviv.
In line with Egyptian media, witnesses mentioned the Israeli strike wouldn’t disrupt the passage of help to Gaza.
The unintended blast occurred simply hours after a second convoy of help vans entered the Egyptian aspect of the Rafah border crossing to go in direction of Gaza.
A primary convoy of 20 vans had entered the besieged enclave a day earlier, however help officers are warning that provides of meals, water and gasoline are nonetheless operating low.
Israel had prevented help from coming into the crossing because it continued to bomb the Gaza Strip for greater than two weeks, in response to an incursion by Hamas on Israeli soil on October 7.
UN officers say no less than 100 vans a day are required in Gaza to reply to the disaster.
Earlier than the outbreak of current occasions, a number of hundred vans had been arriving there each day.
