Two Israelis were lightly wounded in a suicide drone attack on the southern port city of Eilat on Wednesday night, authorities said.
The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency response group confirmed that its medics were on the scene and treated the two male victims, 68 and 28, who were both said to have suffered “very minor” wounds.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed in a post on X that at least two explosive-laden drones were launched at the Jewish state “from the east.
“A Navy missile ship of the ‘Sa’ar 5’ type intercepted one unmanned aircraft, and the fall of another unmanned aircraft was detected in the area of ​​the city of Eilat,” the military stated.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the drone attack.
(JNS)