UPDATE - Missile strikes buildings in Egyptian resort town of Taba near Israeli border

UPDATES WITH FURTHER DETAILS

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least six people were wounded when a missile struck a healthcare facility in the Egyptian resort town of Taba near the Israeli border early Friday.

The local Al Qahera News Channel said the missile also caused damage to a residential building in the vicinity of the healthcare facility.

Local sources said an investigation has been launched, as the Egyptian security forces arrived at the scene.

An unnamed Egyptian official said Egypt reserves the right to respond once it is determined who fired the missile, according to local media.

The Egyptian authorities are yet to comment officially on the incident.

The Israeli military said it was aware of a security incident around Taba, noting that it unfolded "outside our border," according to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.

The incident came a few days after an Israeli tank opened fire on an Egyptian military post and caused some injuries among the Egyptian soldiers stationed in the observation tower of the military post.

Israel apologized for the shelling saying it "accidentally" fired a tank shell near the Karm Abu Salem crossing near the border with Gaza.

The incidents came at a time when the Israeli army has been carrying out relentless airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the attack launched by the Hamas group in the Israeli border areas with Gaza on Oct. 7.

Nearly 8,500 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 7,028 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis.

*Ahmed Asmar in Ankara contributed to this story