An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia claimed duty for a drone assault on Israel’s southern Eilat area.
The Israeli navy stated it intercepted a drone approaching Eilat and that one other fell within the space. It reported two minor accidents.
In an announcement, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq stated it focused a “vital site” in Eilat with drones with out offering any particulars.
It additionally vowed “continued operations against (Israeli) enemy positions.”
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that two individuals had been injured, and a hearth broke out at Eilat Port in southern Israel after particles from an intercepted drone fell within the Red Sea metropolis.
Channel 12 reported {that a} Magen David Adom medical group handled two people injured by the drone fragments. Their accidents had been described as minor.
Israel’s Army Radio additionally confirmed {that a} hearth erupted at Eilat Port after drone fragments fell close to the Herods Palace Hotel.
According to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, sirens had been heard all through Eilat amid studies {that a} drone had crashed within the metropolis.
The newspaper Maariv added that Israel’s Iron Dome protection system launched a missile to intercept the drone, which was reportedly launched from Iraq.
Regional tensions have escalated amid Israel’s lethal airstrikes on Lebanon since Monday morning, killing practically 610 individuals and injuring over 2,000 others, in accordance with Lebanese well being authorities.
Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare because the begin of the Israeli conflict on Gaza, which has killed over 41,400 individuals, principally girls and youngsters, following a cross-border assault by Hamas final Oct. 7.
The worldwide group has warned towards the strikes on Lebanon, as they increase the specter of spreading the Gaza battle regionally.
Source: www.dailysabah.com