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Does Islamic State in Sinai Have an Ability to Hurt Israel?
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - Despite last week's rocket attack on Eilat from Sinai, the IDF and independent military analysts say an impending large-scale confrontation between Israel and the Islamic State-affiliate in Sinai is not likely. Israel is certainly on the IS list of targets, but the terrorist group is simply far too busy fighting Egyptian forces to open another front with Israel, according to an intelligence officer in the IDF Southern Command. He noted that IS views Muslims who do not follow their radical view of Islam as worse than non-Muslims. "Will the Sinai Province suddenly take the position that Israel's going to be the principal target and that they'll start marching towards al-Quds [Jerusalem]? No," the intelligence officer said. "But does the Islamic State in Sinai have an ability to hurt Israel? Yes."