An Islamic State-affiliated terror group claims an attack on Israel with four rockets fired at the Red Sea resort city of Eilat in southern Israel from the Sinai Peninsula.
The Islamic State Sinai Province said in a statement posted online, “A military squad fired a number of Grad rockets at communities of Jewish usurpers in the town of Eilat.” The statement said the group attacked Israel “in order to teach the Jews and the crusaders (meaning Christians) a proxy war will not avail them of anything.”
“The future will be more calamitous with Allah’s permission,” the statement said. The group has been waging a bloody battle against Egyptian forces in recent years.
Three of the rockets were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, and the fourth fell in an open area. There were no injuries or damage reported from the rocket salvo. However, city officials said several people were treated for anxiety attacks related to the incident.