Militants fire rocket into southern Israel

Militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said, causing no casualties, and media reports said the rocket was fired from Sinai.

Israeli Army Radio said the rocket was fired from the Sinai peninsula, where Egyptian forces have fought fierce battles with Islamic State in the past few days.

The Israeli military, however, said it was still checking whether the rocket was fired from Sinai or the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian security sources told Reuters they were investigating the reports and said there was no immediate evidence a rocket was launched from Egyptian territory.

The Sinai peninsula borders Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Israel has accused Hamas of helping Islamic State in Gaza, an allegation Hamas has denied. On Friday the military said that as a safety precaution it had closed a southern highway, part of which runs along the Egyptian border.