Islamic State vows to attack Israel, blasts Trump's plan

The Islamic State group (IS) vowed in an audio message released on Monday that it would start a new phase of attacks that would focus on Israel, as it blasted the Trump administration's plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Despite carrying out deadly attacks throughout the world over the past years, IS has rarely targeted Israel.

The message exhorted the "soldiers of the caliphate" especially in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and across the Levant to attack Jewish targets as they are near to Israel.

The message added: "To Muslims and Palestine and elsewhere, be a main force in fighting Jews and frustrating their plans such as the Deal of the Century."