Breaking News Iran-backed militias in Iraq claim drone attack on Israeli port. (CNN NEWS)_
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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias in the country, claimed on Wednesday it was behind a drone attack on the southern Israeli port of Eilat.
The group said it did so in support of “our people in Palestine and Lebanon.”
The Israeli military has not confirmed who was behind the attack, but said the drones approached “from the east.”
When asked by reporters about the drones fired from Iraq and whether Israel would strike the country, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said at a press conference on Wednesday: “We are following the threat from Iraq. We are looking at it during our situational assessment, collecting intelligence and we will do whatever is necessary to deal with the situation.”
Some background: Wednesday’s attack on Eilat came after one of the most powerful groups in the Islamic Resistance, Kataib Hezbollah, urged other Iran-backed militias in a statement to increase their attacks on Israel.
Iran-backed militant groups in Iraq have been targeting US sites in Iraq and Israel since October 7, saying the attacks are in support of the people in Gaza. The latest escalation between Israel and Lebanon has prompted those militias to increase their attacks.
Breaking News Iran-backed militias in Iraq claim drone attack on Israeli port. (CNN NEWS)_
Israeli military says it struck more than 2,000 targets in Lebanon over past 3 days’
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck 2,000 targets in Lebanon over the past three days, amid its intense waves of strikes against Hezbollah, spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Wednesday.
That includes 70 Hezbollah intelligence sites in its latest round of strikes on Wednesday, according to the military.
“In today’s strikes, we struck a wide range of targets from the air on the intelligence headquarters system,” Hagari said. “We struck 70 different locations, and that’s how we are making it difficult for Hezbollah to create an intelligence picture.” CNN NEWS