The officials say the incident took place in the el-Zohor district on Friday evening. The deaths came hours after Islamic militants attacked a checkpoint south of the town of Rafah, killing 23 soldiers and wounding 33 others. The Egyptian military has released a video showing fighter jets targeting militants shortly after a Sinai attack that killed 23 soldiers. The ministry’s account could not be independently confirmed as that part of the Sinai Peninsula is off limits to the media. The condemnation came just hours after Islamic militants killed 23 Egyptian troops and wounded 33 at a checkpoint near Egypt’s border with Gaza on Friday.

Source: National Post July 07, 2017 13:59 UTC