A number of loud explosions were heard near the southern resort city of Eilat shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday night.According to El Bashayer Online, a Sinai jihadist group called Ansar Al Quds has taken credit for shooting rockets.
There were no reports of injuries. Security forces were dispatched to the area to determine the source of the blasts, but their searches yielded nothing suggesting a possible rocket attack.
They resumed searching on Friday morning.
It was not clear if the explosions were the result of missiles being lobbed at the city from the Sinai Peninsula.
Reports differed as to how many blasts there were. Initial reports indicated two explosions, but an Eilat resident told Ynet news that three were heard.
They said that they launched two "Crayfish" rockets crayfish on Thursday night to Eilat, "targeting fuel tanks and a residential area in the city," shooting at "the enemies of God, the Jews, forcing them to flee to shelters thanks to God and his strength, which was sanitized in the Jews' coverage on it and they hid their losses as usual...."
The statement added that "The Jews know that our attacks on them and our jihad will not stop any circumstance. In the situation in Egypt, where the Jews have the upper hand in inciting them, will not stop the the wheel Jihad ever."