Egypt: Sinai Peninsula on high alert

According to a VNA correspondent in Egypt, on October 15, Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula were put on high alert after Salafi Islamist extremist groups threatened to attack Israel to avenge their leader.

This leader is Hisham Al-Saadani, who was just killed in an airstrike conducted by the Israeli air force on the night of October 13 in the Gaza Strip.

A bombing in Sinai (Photo: Reuters)

Egypt is concerned that Salafi Islamist extremist groups in the Sinai Peninsula could launch attacks from the border area with Israel in the coming days, possibly targeting its security forces.

Earlier, the official Palestinian news agency Maan said that Islamic Jihad groups in Sinai, especially al-Tawhid wal-Jihad al-Ansar Beit Makdas, could seek revenge against Israel from Egyptian territory or organize car bombs near Egyptian military sites in the North Sinai region./.

(According to VNA) - DT