A military source has said that nine militants in Sinai have been killed in Apache air strikes on Tuesday, after search operations conducted by the Second Field Army in the villages Al-Toma and Al-Mokataa south of Al-Sheikh Zuweid.
The source added that south of Al-Sheikh Zuweid is now calm and the forces are fully alert to face any reaction on the part of armed groups.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
