Four suspected terrorists were killed and 29 Takfiri elements and criminals were arrested in an expanded security operation in the areas of Rafah, Sheikh Zuwaid and Bir al-Abed in North Sinai. A security source said among the arrestees were three leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, who have been accused of inciting violence against two police stations in North Sinai. Seven houses and 29 huts, which were used as hideouts for terrorists, have also been destroyed.