Rockets hit southern Israeli resort of Eilat

Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula struck Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat yesterday, causing no casualties or damage, the Israeli military said, in an attack claimed by Islamist militants.
The incident was likely to fuel Israeli concerns about lawlessness in neighbouring Sinai, where militant groups have stepped up their activities since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's downfall in 2011.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said two rockets were launched from Sinai and that both hit open areas.
In a statement posted on its website, the Islamist militant group Magles Shoura al-Mujahddin said it had targeted Eilat with two Grad missiles and then withdrew safely. Egyptian security sources said the rockets had probably been fired from Sinai.
The group shares the same ideology as al-Qaeda and its recruits include Egyptians and Palestinians.
Israel deployed an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery in Eilat some two weeks ago, a period coinciding with the Jewish Passover holiday when the city at the tip of Gulf of Aqaba is packed with vacationers.

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