Egyptian authorities still continue to purge Sinai of the presence of ISIS members. They did manage, with the help of the Bedouin Tribes Association in Sinai, to purge the villages of al-Mutla and al-Husseiniat, east of Sheikh Zayed.

A tribal source revealed to Al-Arabiya.net that the Sinai Tribal Union, under military control and supervision, managed to break into ISIS-occupied dens, headquarters and temples in the two villages abandoned by its residents after fleeing years ago, adding that forces managed to seize one of the organization's leaders, documents And books.

The source noted that the explosive devices and bombs planted by the organization in a number of houses, roads and farms were neutralized after they stormed a house in the village of Al-Husseinit, which served the organization as the organization's headquarters from which they carried out terrorist acts.

He added that the forces were able to completely purge the villages in the area and remove and dismantle the explosive devices to prevent casualties among civilians upon their return to the villages and their homes, noting that the fighting continues in the villages of Haruba, Alkoza Arada, Bu Aita, Al Rashidat, Obeidat and Bohani.

A few days ago, ISIS Sinai announced the killing of one of its members while infiltrating Sinai.

A tribal source in Sinai revealed to Al Arabiya.net the killing of Musab Jamil Mutawa, a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, the son of Jamil Mutawa, a Hamas leader and the nephew of Yahya a-Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, who was one of the al-Qaeda-linked elite fighters - In the Qassam Brigades.

He stated that Musam Jamil defected from Hamas and joined ISIS and tried to infiltrate Sinai to provide support and supplies to the organization's elements, adding that he was eliminated while trying to reach some of the sites where the organization's elements hid.

Three other ISIS militants were killed several days ago, and others were arrested in raids by members of the Sinai Tribal Union on some of the sites where members of the organization are hiding.

The Shivne area, southeast of Rafah, where direct clashes took place with some of the elements present, led to the assassination of 3 of them and the arrest of others, while two members of the tribe were killed and another was injured.