Reported Israel air strikes in Sinai targeted ISIS

The ISIS Amaq news site reported Tuesday that Israel had conducted a number of aerial sorties over its Sinai locations in the past three days, in response to which ISIS fired a missile into the Israeli Negev Sunday. The missile fell short inside Egyptian Sinai. According to Arab sources, the Israeli air strikes took place south of El Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai and killed Abed Al-Aila Kishta, a high-ranking Hamas officer who acted as liaison with ISIS.

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