Israel’s southern port metropolis of Eilat confronted an aerial assault on Monday, concentrating on a navy base the place the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvette was stationed.
Footage circulating on social media suggests {that a} suicide drone narrowly missed hitting the Israeli navy vessel and crashed close by.
As of now, there isn’t a data relating to any harm to the navy ship or accidents to its crew.
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The Israeli navy launched a press release indicating {that a} flying object originating from the east of Israel struck a constructing in Eilat. Nonetheless, the assertion didn’t present additional particulars in regards to the nature of the article or its supply. Regardless of sirens sounding within the metropolis, no interception was made by air defenses.
An Iranian-backed armed group in Iraq has claimed accountability for the assault.
Tough to inform however the goal of the assault might have been a Saar 6 class corvett that seems to be docked adjoining to the world that’s hit by a drone in Eilat, Israel tonight. If true, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq was meters away from reaching a success on the Israeli navy. pic.twitter.com/pFZi6nV1hq
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) April 1, 2024
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a militia group, issued a press release asserting accountability for concentrating on a “very important goal” in Israel utilizing “applicable weapons.”
Eilat has come underneath repeated missile and drone assault from the Iranian-aligned Houthi motion in Yemen throughout Israel’s virtually six-month-old struggle towards Hamas in Gaza.