The Islamic State group said on Thursday that it fired rockets at the Israeli resort of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula in a rare attack on the Jewish state from Egyptian territory.
The Israeli army said there were no casualties from Wednesday evening’s rocket fire. A few hours later, two Palestinians were killed elsewhere in the Sinai.
The Islamist Hamas movement which rules Gaza said it was an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli army denied carrying out any such action.
Egypt is one of just two Arab nations that have signed a peace treaty with the Jewish state. IS has been waging an insurgency against Egyptian security forces in the Sinai but it has rarely attempted attacks against Israel. — AFP
