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Eilat Struck By Rocket, Apparently From Sinai

April 05 2012

Israel

Israeli officials say the southern city of Eilat has been hit by a rocket fired from the Sinai desert in Egypt, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Three explosions were reported in the resort town early Thursday morning, although only the remains of a single rocket was found, security officials said.

The long-range Grad rocket struck a construction site, causing no injuries, said the officials.

Egyptian security sources told Reuters that their forces had found no...

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