A branch of Islamic State in Egypt’s Sinai reportedly claimed responsibility for firing rockets from Egypt into Israel on Wednesday night.

According to reports in Gazan media early Thursday, the Sinai branch of Islamic State was responsible for a barrage of missiles at Eilat, on Israel’s southernmost city.

During the incident, four projectiles were fired into southern Israel and three were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, according to the IDF Southern Command.

Footage out of #Eilat as several projectiles are fired towards #Israel‘s southern resort city which borders #Jordan and #Egypt‘s #Sinai pic.twitter.com/q8xpN0Tf14

— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) 8 февраля 2017 г.

The rocket that was not intercepted struck in open territory near the city.

Southern command on #Eilat: 4 projectiles from #Egypt identified 3 intercepted by Iron Dome, 1 fell in an open area.

— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) 8 февраля 2017 г.

Gazan media said the terror group fired seven rockets altogether.

No injuries or damage were reported. At least four people were treated for shock in Eilat’s Yoseftal hospital.

As of Thursday morning, Eilat’s threat level was lowered and police said that the city will operate as normal.

The Iron Dome has not intercepted rockets headed for Eilat since 2014, when it did so during the most recent war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Operation Protective Edge.

Eilat police reported that none of the rockets fell within city limits and requested residents to immediately report all suspicious events and/or objects found.

The incident came hours after a mortar reportedly fell in the Golan Heights near the Syria border fence.

There were no known causalities or damage.

The IDF reported that the mortar was spillover from fighting within Syria, and that in response, the IDF struck a target in the northern Syrian Golan and confirmed a hit.

Such spillover is not unusual, and the IDF has usually responded, even if it was expected to be accidental, with attacks against Syrian Army positions.

Source: jpost.com