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Egyptian army thwarts two attacks against Israel, Jerusalem Post, Ariel Ben Solomon, July 24, 2014

Egyptian military sources stated that the army shot and killed a suicide bomber on his way to Israel, destroyed vehicle carrying rocket launcher.

Egyptian soldiers keep guard in Sinai Photo: REUTERS

The sources also said that the army destroyed a vehicle loaded with Grad rockets before they were fired at Israel.

The Egyptian army thwarted an attack against Israel on Wednesday night, killing a suicide bomber who ran towards the border near Kerem Shalom, Egyptian military sources said.

The Egyptian sources told the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency in a report published Thursday that the suicide bomber carried an explosive device in addition to wearing an explosive belt on his body.

The sources also said that the army destroyed a vehicle loaded with Grad rockets before they were fired at Israel.

The attack on the vehicle killed two individuals, taking place in the north Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid near the border with the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, in tandem with Israel’s ongoing operations in Gaza, the Egyptian army continued its ongoing operations against terrorist elements in Sinai. The army killed three terrorists, injured two others, and arrested 16 on Wednesday night, the army spokesman announced on Facebook.

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