source: Daily News (Egypt); Egypt Today; Xinhua; Twitter; Egypt Independent
actor1: Police Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Gilbana
notes: On 30 June 2020, Egyptian police forces exchanged gunfire with two Islamic State militants in Gilbana (Rummana, North Sinai), leaving the two militants dead. The militants were allegedly trying to gather information about security checkpoints in the area to prepare for future attacks when police approached, after which the militants opened fire on the police before being shot and killed in turn.