Three Israeli Arab tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said.
The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees.
Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of the Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries.
The fight broke out after the Israeli Arab tourists refused to pay a bill for hotel services, according to Ynet, citing Egyptian media.
Emergency response to the situation
The parties involved have now been taken for medical attention, according to the Egyptian report.
Numerous troops are converging on the location, including Egyptian police.
Israeli media is currently reporting six victims with head and stab wounds.
Magen David Adom and ambulance teams are currently waiting at the border.
Attacks on Israelis in Egypt
There have been occasional attacks on Israelis in Egypt since Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, murdering over 1200 people.
One day after the war broke out, two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead by a policeman in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, marking the first such attack on Israelis in Egypt in decades.
This is a developing story.
