Iraqi militia claims to have struck Israeli targets in Eilat

An Iraqi militia said they "targeted" Israeli positions in the city of Eilat on the Dead Sea.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an armed faction formed in the wake of Israel's assault on Gaza, claimed the attack in a statement on Friday but did not go into specifics.

"In support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted this morning a target in the occupied Umm al-Rashash," the group said, using the Arabic name for Eilat.

"The Islamic Resistance confirms its continued destruction of enemy strongholds. Victory is only from God. Indeed, God is Mighty, All-Wise."