Gaza soldier injured by shell launched from Egypt

A member of the Gaza Strip’s Interior Ministry’s security apparatus was injured yesterday evening by an artillery shell fired from Egypt, the ministry revealed.

In a statement, the ministry’s spokesperson Iyad Al-Bazm said the shell landed near a site along the southern border of the city of Rafah.

The security member who was injured was taken to hospital for treatment while the shell also caused damage to the area.

He called on the Egyptian authorities to open an investigation into the incident, stressing that shells have repeatedly fallen within the borders of the Gaza Strip in recent weeks.

Egypt did not comment on the incident.

Two weeks ago, a Palestinian security source told the Anadolu Agency that four shells were fired from Egyptian soil and fell within the borders of the Gaza Strip without causing injuries.