US EditionEgypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
- On May 3, a court in Egypt's South Sinai region sentenced two Israeli nationals to five years in prison for attacking hotel staff in the town of Taba.
- The sentencing followed an August dispute in Taba where an Israeli tourist assaulted a hotel worker after refusing to pay for a beverage, triggering the attack.
- The altercation resulted in injuries to several individuals, including multiple Israeli visitors and Egyptian hotel staff, with one Egyptian worker sustaining a severe skull fracture that has nearly left him incapacitated.
- Reports state the Israelis consumed substantial alcohol but declined payment, claiming an all-inclusive package, amid over 700,000 Israeli tourists visiting Egypt annually.
- The sentencing highlights tensions in tourist interactions in Taba, a key entry point for Israeli visitors to Egypt, affecting bilateral tourism dynamics.
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Egyptian Court Jails Two Israeli Tourists for Hotel Assault in Taba
Two Israeli citizens have been sentenced on 3 May, to five years in prison by the Egyptian South Sinai criminal court for their involvement in an attack on hotel staff in Taba, a Red Sea town near the border with Israel. The incident took place in August last year when a dispute broke out at a hotel. Security sources said the argument began after one of the Israeli tourists assaulted a hotel employee after refusing to pay for a beverage. The fi…
Egypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba near the border with Israel last year, an Egyptian security source said on Saturday.
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