Israel threatened, on Wednesday, the Islamic State’s arm in the Sinai Peninsula, saying it would respond strictly against any attacks by the militant group against its citizens.
“If the Sinai Province tries to target our citizens, then we shall preempt that and strike back unhesitatingly,” the spokesperson of the Israeli Defense Force, Avichay Adraee, said on his Facebook page, quoting remarks by an Israeli general during a command handover ceremony.
The Sinai Province, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in late 2014, has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks against Egyptian security forces in the restive peninsula that borders Israel since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
