The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Tuesday evening that it had targeted the Israeli city of Eilat with suicide reconnaissance drones. In a statement, the group claimed it targeted a “vital objective” in Eilat, historically known as “Umm Rashrash,” without specifying the nature of the target.
The statement further emphasised the group’s commitment to “continuing to strike the strongholds of the enemies.”
The Islamic Resistance highlighted that the attack was a response to the “massacres committed by the occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, including children, women, and the elderly in the Gaza Strip.”
Israeli media outlets circulated video footage showing the launch of an Israeli ground-to-air missile, apparently in an attempt to intercept a target in the skies above Eilat. This incident marks a significant escalation in the regional tensions involving drone warfare.
Days ago, Iraqi Group Claims Missile Attack on Israeli Haifa PortOn Sunday, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq declared that it had launched a cruise missile attack on the Israeli Haifa port from Iraqi territory on Saturday.
The missile, named Arqab, targeted the strategically important Haifa port in what is referred to as occupied Palestine.
This location has been previously targeted by the Resistance during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
The group stated that this missile strike continues their support for the Palestinian cause, backing the Palestinian people and their resistance, and is a response to the ongoing Israeli actions in Gaza.
This recent operation follows three other claimed attacks by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, including two within what they describe as occupied Palestine and another against an Israeli target near the Dead Sea.
