The attack, which caused no injuries, was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
A building in the southern Israeli city of Eilat was lightly damaged by a drone attack overnight Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The UAV was launched from Iraq and entered Israeli territory from Jordan, Ynet reported.
Sirens sounded in the area of the Red Sea resort town around 1:30 a.m.
“IDF soldiers identified a suspicious aerial target that crossed from the east toward Israeli territory. The target fell in the area of the Gulf of Eilat. No injuries were reported and there was light damage caused to a building,” according to the IDF.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq took responsibility for the attack, claiming it struck a “vital target” in Israel.
The umbrella group of Iranian-backed radical Shi’ite militias in Iraq and Syria is composed of Kata’ib Hezbollah, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhadaa.
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