Military fighter jet takes off during a military campaign against terrorist positions in Derna, Libya - File photo
CAIRO – 7 July 2017: The Ministry of Defense broadcast a video showing airstrikes launched against terrorist hotbeds in Rafah city, North Sinai Friday, leaving more than 40 deaths among Takfiri elements.
Early on Friday, Egypt’s military forces killed at least 40 militants attempted to attack several checkpoints in North Sinai, announced Military spokesperson Tamer el-Refaei in a statement on Friday.
During the confrontations, a car bombing attacked a number of military troops, killing and injuring 26 personnel, Refaei added.
Egypt has witnessed a violent week where dozens of its soldiers were killed and injured in terrorist attacks in light of Qatar’s lenient position to preserve its stubbornness to comply with the Arab demands.
A while ago, a police officer was shot dead while he was leaving a mosque in Qalubiya governorate, after performing Friday prayers.
Thursday night, a checkpoint in Al-Ayyat district, Giza, was attacked, leaving a conscript and a civilian wounded.
Wednesday, two police officers and one conscript were killed in a terrorist attack targeting their checkpoint.
After several states severed ties with Doha last month, Egyptian politicians and social media demanded probing Qatar internationally, accusing the Gulf country of involvement in funding terrorist groups, which launched attacks killing thousands of Egyptian armed and police forces over the past few years, since the ouster of the President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
A hashtag “Egyptian Blood is Precious” was circulated, where social media users rejected any calls for reconciliation with Qatar.
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