El-Arish - Yosry Mohamed
One soldier was killed and three wounded when Islamists fired rocket-propelled grenades at Egyptian army checkpoints guarding El-Arish airport, close to border with Gaza, early on Friday.
The police post is close to local headquarters of the military intelligence.
This is the latest of a string of security incidents in the lawless region, sources told Arab Today.
A security source said that the attackers staged another five attacks on security forces in Sinai