Egyptian soldiers kill 22 militants during separate operations in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian soldiers kill 11 militants during separate operations in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian army forces kill 29 militants during separate operations in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

Three Egyptian policemen are killed and five others wounded in a bomb attack in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

Israeli bulldozers and military vehicles reportedly carry out an incursion of Rafah near Gaza’s border with Egypt.

Senior Iranian Cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, has condemned the ISIL's beheading of 21 Coptic Christians, warning the West of horrible consequences of aiding the group. The Iranian cleric has voiced his deep sadness and sorrow over the execution of the Egyptians. He also expressed hope that the murderers be arrested and bought to severe punishment. Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi further called on the followers of all religious faiths to join hands to eliminate ISIL.

Unidentified gunmen attack a police vehicle in the Nile Delta town of Benha in Egypt, killing a police officer.

The resistance movement, Hamas, says Egyptian troops have fired at Gazan security outposts.

Two children are killed in clashes between the Egyptian army and militants in the Sinai Peninsula.

At least 13 people are killed as Egypt marks the January 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.