TOI Staff
Tribal sources in the Sinai Peninsula said Israeli planes attacked targets in the Egyptian territory a short time after rockets were fired into Israel, the Hebrew language Ynet website reported Tuesday, citing the Qatar-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed media outlet.
The alleged attacks were in the area of Rafah and Sheikh Zweid in northern Sinai, and came shortly after the firing of two rockets on Sunday night that landed in the Eshkol region of Israel causing no damage or injuries. The Islamic State group took responsibility for the attacks on Monday.There was no other source for the claims and Al-Araby Al-Jadeed said that the alleged IAF attack came after an airstrike by the Egyptian air force against the IS presence in the area, Ynet reported. Israel has not indicated or confirmed that it had responded to the rocket attack in any way.IS often claims that Israel is assisting its opponents or directly targeting its forces in Syria.
The IS announcement that it had fired the two rockets was made by the Amaq News Agency, which is affiliated with the terror group.
IS claimed that during clashes with Egyptian forces, “Jewish” aircraft were assisting Egypt’s security forces and that it fired rockets at the Eshkol region in Israel in retaliation.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-media-reports-israel-hit-targets-in-sinai-after-rocket-attack/
