Explosions reported off Egypt's Sinai coast
Explosions were heard off the coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on December 26, state-linked media said, with witnesses reporting that they saw something fall into the Gulf of Aqaba.
Al Qahera News television, which has links to state intelligence, said the blasts occurred about two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Egyptian seaside town of Dahab.
"We heard a loud explosion coming from the direction of the sea, and then we saw a strange object falling into the water," an eyewitness told AFP.
No casualties have been reported.
Flying objects have been repeatedly downed near south Sinai, with the Egyptian military at times pointing to "drones coming from the south of the Red Sea".
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have launched a flurry of attempted drone and missile attacks towards Israel since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.
Most have failed to reach their targets and are often intercepted.
The Huthis say the strikes are in solidarity with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, where the health ministry says more than 20,900 people have been killed in the conflict.
In late October, six people were wounded in Egypt when two drones came down in Taba, which borders Israel.
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