Egypt launches largest airstrike on Sinai Peninsula

According to AFP news agency, Egyptian security forces and witnesses said on September 3, the country's military helicopters conducted airstrikes against rebel forces in the volatile Sinai Peninsula.

Apache helicopter. (Source: timesofisrael.com)

The operation was the "biggest airstrike in Sinai," a security source said, adding that clashes between extremist militants and the army and police had increased since President Mohamad Morsi was ousted by the military on July 3.

Meanwhile, witnesses confirmed that at around 9am (0700 GMT), "Apache helicopters" bombed several villages south of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip. They said the helicopters attacked houses believed to be hiding places for militants and there were casualties./.

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