Islamist militants launched two rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula toward Israel’s southern communities. One of the rockets exploded in an open area in the southern Eshkol regional council, causing no injuries or damage. An Israeli defense official told TV7 that the Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula, Willayat Sinai, was responsible for the attack. The rocket fire came after the extreme Muslim group attacked earlier in the day six separate checkpoints of the Egyptian military in the north of the lawless Peninsula, killing six soldiers and wounding 37 others. According to a statement by the Egyptian military, 24 militants were killed during the course of the attack. The military further stated that it is searching the area for additional terrorists, as it continues its battle with the aim of eradicating the Islamic State from Egypt’s territory.
