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Egypt’s military killed 241 militants in the Sinai from July 1-5, including ISIL militants who launched spectacular attacks last week.

The military spokesman said 21 soldiers and more than 100 militants were killed in the attacks and ensuing clashes, after security officials said dozens more soldiers had been killed.

And in Gaza, militants who support ISIS in the Sinai Peninsula have been staging small attacks against Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The skirmish between the Egyptian military and the Islamic State is the most recent in a long series of battles that have plagued the Sinai, which had witnessed the heaviest and most intense fighting in recent years, reports Arutz Sheva. In Jordan, like in Egypt, it is likely...