Iraq's Islamic Resistance said it attacked "vital" targets in the city of Eliat in southern Israel in response to Israel's continued strikes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

"Continuing our resistance to the occupation, in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres committed by the usurper entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women, and the elderly, the Islamic Resistance Mujahideen in Iraq attacked the vital target of Umm al-Rashrasheh (Eilat) in our occupied territories using drones in the early hours of this morning, April 7, 2024," the group noted in a statement.

Earlier, the armed group said it carried out attacks against an oil refinery in the port city of Haifa in northern Israel.