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President Sisi pointed out that Egypt deployed diligent and concentrated efforts to contain the situation.
A number of Israeli armed reconnaissance aircraft carried out early on Tuesday a raid on Gaza Strip.
One of the elements were killed during the raid, Spokesman Tamer Al-Refae said, while the other six were killed in a hideout while attempting to escape.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi mourned the death of Mohamed al-Houfi, a police officer who was killed in fire exchange with terrorist elements in Cairo on Tuesday, and wished the injured policemen speedy recovery.
Security forces arrested a leading member of Lewaa al-Thawra terrorist movement called Mahmoud Ghareeb Qasim, who was using the fictitious name “Khalaf el-Dahshury,”
Security investigations revealed the elements had planned to plant an explosive device in one of Giza's streets, the statement read.
Security forces killed 16 terrorists in Arish in a fire exchange on Tuesday.
While the security forces were carrying out sweep operations, the fugitive terrorist elements were found at a mountainous area on Assiut-Sohag road.
Masked men who appeared to be members of the Somali security forces raided the house of a powerful Somali senator on Saturday.
30 police armored vehicles raided villages in Asyut governorate.
Nine terrorists were killed and five policemen were injured in an exchange of fire during a raid by the Egyptian police forces in Agouza area in Giza on Sunday morning.
