JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s Purple Sea port metropolis of Eilat got here underneath an aerial assault on Monday that brought on no casualties, the navy stated, and an Iranian-backed armed group in Iraq issued a declare of accountability.
The navy’s assertion stated a flying object launched from east of Israel had struck a constructing in Eilat. It didn’t elaborate on the article or the provenance. Sirens went off within the metropolis however there was no interception by air defences, it stated.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a militia, stated in an announcement that it had attacked a “important goal” in Israel “utilizing acceptable weapons”. It didn’t supply additional particulars.
Eilat has come underneath repeated missile and drone assault from the Iranian-aligned Houthi motion in Yemen throughout Israel’s virtually six-month-old battle in opposition to Hamas in Gaza. In November, Israel stated a gaggle in Syria had launched a drone that hit the port metropolis.
(Reporting by Dan Williams and Tala Ramadan; Modifying by Stephen Coates and Kevin Liffey)
