Egyptian authorities have reportedly arrested two Islamist militants in the Sinai, while Britain has reiterated its willingness to provide Egypt with military advice on operations against jihadists in the area.
Israeli troops killed three “terrorists” who attacked a construction crew as it was building a security fence along the border with Egypt. One of the terrorists was wearing a suicide vest.
The jihadist group noted it avoided targeting Egyptian troops in its last attack and said their “main goal is to fight the usurping Jews.”
More than 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed as an al Qaeda-linked terror group overran an outpost, seized two armored personnel carriers, and crossed into Israel. Israeli troops destroyed one of the APCs, and killed six terrorists. In a separate operation, the Israeli Air Force targeted a Mujahideen Shura Council “terrorist squad” that was plotting future attacks.
The Egyptian terror group again claimed credit for last month’s cross-border attack in Israel that killed a construction worker, and said it is “continuing with our pledge of allegiance on the path of jihad.”