Iraqi fighters from the anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah group march during a military parade marking International Quds Day, in the capital Baghdad. (Photo by AFP)

Baghdad, May 26 (RHC)-- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, in a statement published on its Telegram channel, claimed responsibility for the attack on the “vital” site in the Port of Eilat over the weekend.

The resistance movement said the drone attack was in response to massacres, committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians.  The group vowed to continue its operations against Israeli targets.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has been staging many such attacks on Israeli targets since the occupying regime launched a genocidal war on Gaza in early October.

It has also hit American military bases in Iraq and neighboring Syria in retaliation for Washington’s support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza.  Israel launched its atrocious onslaught against the Gaza Strip, targeting hospitals, residences, and houses of worship since Palestinian resistance movements launched a surprise attack, dubbed Operation al-Aqsa Storm, against the usurping regime on October 7th.

At least 35,800 Palestinians have been killed, most of them women and children, and another 80,200 individuals have sustained injuries. More than 1.7 million people have been internally displaced during the war as well.