IDF intercepts ‘suspicious aerial target’ over Red Sea; Iran-backed group in Iraq claims attack

The IDF says it intercepted a “suspicious aerial target” headed toward Israel from the direction of the Red Sea.

A statement from the military stresses the aircraft never entered Israeli airspace.

The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack, saying it launched two drones at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat.

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