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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Rocket sirens sound in Eilat for first time in six weeks
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat.
The IDF says the cause of the alarms, the first in the city since early December, is under investigation.
Footage circulating on social media shows a trail of smoke in the sky, apparently following an interception by an air defense missile.
There are no reports of injuries or damage in the city.
Footage from Eilat appears to show an interception took place pic.twitter.com/ghOv3cudkR
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 18, 2024
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have fired several ballistic missiles and drones at the city amid the ongoing war, all of which were intercepted or missed their target. An Iran-backed group in Syria also launched drones at Eilat, hitting a school in November.
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