Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: DOAA ALBAZ / ANADOLU / ANADOLU VIA AFP 20:05 p.m., October 22, 2023

The Israeli military claimed on Sunday that one of its tanks "mistakenly" struck an Egyptian position on the border between the two countries. The Egyptian army reported "light wounds" in its ranks. An investigation has been launched, an IDF spokesman said.

The Israeli military claimed on Sunday that one of its tanks "mistakenly" struck an Egyptian position on the border between the two countries. "A short time ago, an Israeli army tank mistakenly struck an Egyptian position near the border in the Kerem Shalom area," the army said in a statement, saying it "deplored" the incident and announced the opening of an "investigation."

The Egyptian army reported "light wounded" in its ranks after the strike, without giving the number. "During the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, an Egyptian control tower was hit by shrapnel from a shell mistakenly fired by an Israeli tank, causing minor injuries to members of the border monitoring forces," the army spokesman said.

"An investigation is underway"

"The Israeli side expressed its regret immediately after this unintentional incident, an investigation is underway," he added. Kerem Shalom is a crossing point for goods located at the border triangle between Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It is located south of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and Gaza, through which humanitarian aid trucks have been transiting since Saturday bound for the Palestinian territory, which has been under siege by Israel after a bloody attack by Palestinian Hamas on October 7 on Israeli soil.

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Egyptian media, citing witnesses, reported that the Israeli strike "does not disrupt the passage of aid."