location: El Qawadis
notes: A suicide car bombing in Egypts Sinai Peninsula killed over 30 soldiers and wounded 31 in an attack in al-Shaykh Zuwayid district. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis later claimed responsibility for the attack. A car of explosives was driven into the Karam al-Qawadis checkpoint, killing 33 members of the armed forces and injuring 26.
target_text: location: El Qawadis, fatalities: 34