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Egyptian Army Kills 10 Terrorists in Sinai

Some of the weapons found with terrorists in Sinai (Military spokesman's official page)
Some of the weapons found with terrorists in Sinai (Military spokesman's official page)
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Egyptian Army Kills 10 Terrorists in Sinai

Some of the weapons found with terrorists in Sinai (Military spokesman's official page)
Some of the weapons found with terrorists in Sinai (Military spokesman's official page)

The Egyptian army announced that at least 10 "extremely dangerous" terrorists were killed in a military raid in North Sinai province in northeastern Egypt.

Over the past weeks, north Sinai witnessed several clashes between armed militants affiliated with ISIS and the Egyptian army and police.

Egyptian military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez announced that a terrorist outpost was discovered in which some extremist elements were holed up, where they were besieged and raided, without revealing the exact date of the raid.

Abdel-Hafez pointed out that the terrorist elements initiated the attack against the armed forces, which raided their hideout, killed ten, and arrested an injured terrorist while attempting to run away.

The militants had guns and ammunition in their possession, in addition to hand grenades, explosive belts, and several wireless devices.

The Egyptian military said it is determined "to uproot the remaining roots of terrorism and extremism and continue construction and development in all parts of Egypt."

Earlier, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi vowed to continue security operations in North Sinai to cleanse it of terrorism.

Sisi reviewed the security situation in Sinai during a meeting with top military officials, vowing to pursue and destroy militants.

He directed the generals to "complete the purge of some areas in northern Sinai from terrorists and takfiris and continue implementing security measures contributing to eradicating all forms of terrorism."

Meanwhile, the Cairo Criminal Court and the Emergency Supreme State Security sentenced former presidential candidate Abdelmoneim Abul-Fotouh and the Muslim Brotherhood's ex-supreme guide Mahmoud Ezzat to 15 years in prison.

The high state security prosecution accused Abul-Fotouh and Ezzat, and others in the trial of several charges, including leading the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization that attempted to change the regime by force and executing terrorist attacks targeting judges, army and police personnel, and public institutions to topple the government.

Abul-Fotouh was among several candidates who ran unsuccessfully in elections that saw the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi voted into power.

Abul-Fotouh, 71, was arrested in 2018 after joining a call to boycott that year's presidential election and was charged with spreading false news to harm national interests.

The charges included collecting, receiving, possessing, supplying, transporting, and providing funds and weapons for the banned Brotherhood, with the intent of using them to commit terrorist crimes and provide a haven for terrorists.

The prosecution also charged Abul-Fotouh, Hussam Hamid, and Ayman Hamid with "directly and indirectly committing a terrorist crime by preparing and training individuals to use weapons."

Abul-Fotouh was also accused of acquiring and possessing publications that promoted the Brotherhood's ideologies with the intention of distribution.

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At Least 51 Palestinians Killed While Waiting for Aid Trucks in Gaza, Health Officials Say 

Smoke billows amid reported building detonations by Israeli forces to the east and north of Jabalia city in the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on June 17, 2025. (AFP)
Smoke billows amid reported building detonations by Israeli forces to the east and north of Jabalia city in the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on June 17, 2025. (AFP)
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At Least 51 Palestinians Killed While Waiting for Aid Trucks in Gaza, Health Officials Say 

Smoke billows amid reported building detonations by Israeli forces to the east and north of Jabalia city in the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on June 17, 2025. (AFP)
Smoke billows amid reported building detonations by Israeli forces to the east and north of Jabalia city in the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on June 17, 2025. (AFP)

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital. 

Palestinian witnesses told The Associated Press that Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a nearby home before opening fire toward the crowd in the southern city of Khan Younis. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

It did not appear to be related to a new Israeli- and US-supported aid delivery network that rolled out last month and has been marred by controversy and violence. 

‘Aren’t we human beings?’  

Youssef Nofal, an eyewitness, said he saw many people motionless and bleeding on the ground after Israeli forces opened fire. "It was a massacre," he said, adding that the soldiers continued firing on people as they fled from the area. 

Mohammed Abu Qeshfa said he heard a loud explosion followed by heavy gunfire and tank shelling. "I survived by a miracle," he said. 

The dead and wounded were taken to the city's Nasser Hospital, which confirmed the toll. 

Samaher Meqdad was at the hospital looking for her two brothers and a nephew who had been in the crowd. 

"We don’t want flour. We don’t want food. We don’t want anything," she said. "Why did they fire at the young people? Why? Aren’t we human beings?" 

Palestinians say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on crowds trying to reach food distribution points run by a separate US and Israeli-backed aid group since the centers opened last month. Local health officials say scores have been killed and hundreds wounded. 

In those instances, the Israeli military has acknowledged firing warning shots at people it said had approached its forces in a suspicious manner. 

Desperation grows 

Israel says the new system operated by a private contractor, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, is designed to prevent Hamas from siphoning off aid to fund its activities. 

UN agencies and major aid groups deny there is any major diversion of aid and have rejected the new system, saying it can't meet the mounting needs in Gaza and that it violates humanitarian principles by allowing Israel to control who has access to aid. 

Experts have warned of famine in the territory that is home to some 2 million Palestinians. 

The UN-run network has delivered aid across Gaza throughout the 20-month Israel-Hamas war, but has faced major obstacles since Israel loosened a total blockade it had imposed from early March until mid-May. 

UN officials say Israeli military restrictions, a breakdown of law and order, and widespread looting make it difficult to deliver the aid that Israel has allowed in. 

Israel’s military campaign since October 2023 has killed over 55,300 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Its count doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants. 

Israel launched its campaign aiming to destroy Hamas after the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, in which gunmen killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 251 hostage. The fighters still hold 53 hostages, fewer than half of them alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.