In late July, militants from "ISIS" ambushed a checkpoint in the northern part of Sinai, killing at least 5 security personnel.
On August 9, an Egyptian brigadier general was killed when an explosive device exploded in an Egyptian army vehicle in Rafah.
The next day, Egypt said it killed 5 ISIS terrorists.
Eight more Egyptian soldiers were killed in Rafah on Thursday evening. Egypt says it killed 13 ISIS members.
This is a low-intensity war that no one is really talking about. But it is happening on Israel's doorstep.
