Hamas denied any involvement Tuesday with the rocket attacks that struck near Eilat, the Red Sea, and Jordan Monday, killing a Jordanian and wounding three more at the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba.
No terror group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks. Hamas asserted that "Israel knows who fired the rockets," and US State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley said the US had "strong suspicions" over who orchestrated the attack, suggesting the rockets were intended to derail the peace process.Hamas accused Israel of "looking for excuses to resume attacks on the Gaza Strip," saying "we had no connection with the rocket attacks on Eilat. We do not want a war."
A General in the reserves rejected the denial in an interview on Army Radio Tuesday morning, alleging that "Hamas joined the Muslim Brotherhood, and perhaps Global Jihad [in the attack], and their aim is to harm Israel."
Reports so far have listed Global Jihad as a potential suspect for the attack, which, like Hamas, is known to train and operate in the Sinai.
Egypt Monday denied that the attacks had come from the Sinai, saying it was "impossible" that the rockets originated in Egypt.