Rocket fired from Egypt hits Israeli city of Eilat

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**Frazzled**

Nothing like an act of war to start off the morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17620925

Rocket fired from Egypt hits Israeli city of Eilat Israeli

A Grad rocket has landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, but has caused no damage or injuries, Israeli security officials said.

District police chief Ron Gertner told Israeli radio the rocket had been fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula.

He said it struck a construction site close to a residential area shortly after midnight (21:00 GMT).

The blast took place as thousands congregated in the resort town for the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Rocket attacks from Egyptian soil are uncommon. Attacks on Eilat and the nearby Jordanian town of Aqaba in 2010 killed one person and injured another four.

Sinai unrest

Eilat Mayor Meir Yitzhak-Halevy told the Jerusalem Post that the city would function as normal despite the attack.

A wave of unrest has hit the restive Sinai peninsula recently.

Israel says militants have become active in the region since former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in February 2011.

In August 2011, an armed group crossed the border into Israel from the Sinai peninsula and killed eight Israelis.

Israel blamed Palestinian militants but five Egyptian policemen were killed as Israeli forces pursued the gunmen, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries.

**Witzkatz**

Seems the traditional concept of countries with borders and actual control over its inhabitants is slowly going out of fashion in the middle east. I wonder if some group will claim responsibility?

**Easy E**

Yeah, this really highlights how a "Nation-State" deals with non-state actors.

**Melissia**

If it was done by insurgents or militants, and not the country itself, it isn't really an act of war is it?

Egypt also wants to get rid of these people heh.

**Witzkatz**

I'd agree that it wasn't an act of war, looks much more like some militant/military splinter group doing their own stuff.

A co-worker of mine is heading to Egypt for some diving vacation. I start to wonder how good that idea is in the current situation...

**Manchu**

Melissia wrote:If it was done by insurgents or militants, and not the country itself, it isn't really an act of war is it?

Frazz may have been talking about the Israelis killing Egyptian police officers.

EDIT: Or whatever happened regarding those Egyptian police officers; vague account is vague.

**Frazzled**

Melissia wrote:If it was done by insurgents or militants, and not the country itself, it isn't really an act of war is it?

Time honored tradition. if its good enough for BlackJack Pershing its good enough for me.

Egypt also wants to get rid of these people heh.

Now that the Islamic Brother hood is taking over I think the correct statement is Egypt used to want to get rid of these people.

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Witzkatz wrote:I'd agree that it wasn't an act of war, looks much more like some militant/military splinter group doing their own stuff.

A co-worker of mine is heading to Egypt for some diving vacation. I start to wonder how good that idea is in the current situation...

Monstrously stupid.

**Witzkatz**

Frazzled wrote:

Monstrously stupid.

I'm inclined to agree. Maybe he's hoping to catch the last season of tourist resorts full of bikini-wearing girls...you know, before it's all back to Burkhas and all that stuff.