location: El Qawadis
notes: Two Egyptian soldiers, one an officer, were killed by an explosion as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb in in the area of Karm al-Qawadis, in Sheikh Zuweyid. The militant group Sinai Province also claimed the killing of seven security personnel during an incident inside the city of Al-Arish, however these claims could not be confirmed.
target_text: location: El Qawadis, fatalities: 2