Military spokesperson Mohamed Samir announced Monday evening the killing of three extremists as part of a crackdown in North Sinai.
"The armed forces killed three extremists after they exchanged fire. They also killed four other extremists and injured five others as they attempted to attack a house in Mahdeya area in Rafah," Samir wrote on his official Facebook page Monday evening.
Five wanted criminals were arrested as well, five motorcycles were destroyed, and a car belonging to extremists was seized by the security forces, Samir added.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm