Israel claims two rockets were fired from Egypt's Sinai desert towards the Israeli town of Eilat but missed and landed in Jordan, hitting a warehouse. No one was injured. Egypt denies that the rockets were fired from its territory.
A rocket has exploded near the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba. No casualties have been reported.
The rocket was one of two fired early on Thursday morning which landed in Jordanian territory, the other splashed harmlessly into the sea.
There are conflicting reports as to where the rockets were fired from.
Israeli military sources say they came from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, but Egypt denies this and Jordanian officials denied the missiles came from there.
Israeli media reports say that the rockets were aimed at the Israeli town of Eilat.
Israeli military sources told the BBC the rockets came from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, but Egyptian officials later said that was untrue. - from the BBC
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