Militants in Egypt fired at least two rockets at a resort town in southern Israel early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press reports:
Nobody was hurt in the attack, police said, although one rocket exploded near the courtyard of a house. A shadowy hardline Muslim group, likely based in the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the remains of two Grad-style rockets had been found and bomb experts were looking for more. [...]
Israel believes militants from the Gaza Strip, which also borders Sinai, are also operating in the area. Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, has said security in southern Israel from threats in Sinai is a high priority. The regime change in Egypt, now governed by the Muslim Brotherhood, has not damaged cooperation between the countries' security forces, he added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but has discussed internally how to respond, according to the AP.
