location: Sheikh Zuwayid
notes: Ongoing clashes were reported between security forces and militants said to belong to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (State of Sinai), a North Sinai-based militant group. The number of militants killed by air strikes rose to a dozen, after eight had been reported killed earlier on Tuesday. Five civilians were also killed and nine wounded in Sheikh Zuweid city in the Sinai Peninsula after their house was hit by a stray missile. The attack seems to be accidental, as the security checkpoint was the intended main target.
target_text: location: Sheikh Zuwayid, fatalities: 17