Israeli defense official says that the rockets that were fired from Egypt toward Eilat earlier this month were smuggled from Libya.
The rockets that were fired from Egypt toward Israel earlier this month were smuggled from Libya, an Israeli defense official told
The Associated Press on Friday.
The official was referring to the firing of two Grad-style rockets at the Israeli resort town of Eilat, right before the Passover holiday.
Israel has said the attacks originated in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt has denied the rockets were fired from its territory.
The Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity according, told AP that Israel believes the rockets were stolen from a Libyan weapons storehouse and smuggled into Egypt. Continue Reading »
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