At least one rocket has hit the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat near the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, police said.

Explosions were heard early today in Eilat, a popular tourist destination on the Red Sea set to welcome thousands of visitors for the Passover holiday.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said no one was injured in the attack. He said the rocket was likely launched from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Police are searching for other rockets that may have landed in the city.

Rocket attacks on Israel from Egypt are rare. Rockets last hit Eilat and the nearby Jordanian town of Aqaba in 2010, killing one person and injuring four.

Today's incident was the first since the fall of the Hosni Mubarak regime last year.

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