Sinai Al-Qaida-linked terrorist group Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, says 4 of its members were killed while preparing to fire rocket into Israel (cities).
Egyptian army reports no drone attack ever occurred.
An Al-Qaida-linked group active in the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday that its fighters were the target of a reported Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory, a rare operation that could indicate increased Egyptian-Israeli security cooperation against militants in the lawless border zone.
![Archive photo of Israeli Heron TP drone, also known locally as the Eitan. Archive photo of Israeli Heron TP drone, also known locally as the Eitan.](https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.540734.1376128889%21/image/78392793.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/78392793.jpg)
Archive photo of Israeli Heron TP drone, also known locally as the Eitan. – Photo: AP
Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, in a statement posted on a militant website, said that a Israel Defense Forces drone that crossed into Egyptian airspace killed four fighters as they were preparing a cross-border rocket strike into Israel. Continue Reading »