(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Two children were killed Monday in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid during shelling in the area by unidentified forces, said North Sinai's Health Ministry Undersecretary Tarek Khater.
Civilian deaths occur frequently in the area according to several North Sinai residents.
North Sinai's insurgency has seen a rise during the past year and a half since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
The Egyptian armed forces are engaged in a "war against terrorism", targeting militant hideouts, with the Sinai-based militant group "State of Sinai" claiming that the army hits civilian targets. Such claims have been repeatedly refuted by the army.
"State of Sinai", which claims almost all attacks in North Sinai against security personnel and facilities, also target civilians who are allegedly "armed forces informers"
Several attacks on security targets left civilian casualties as well as damaged several houses.
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