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An Israeli source briefed on the incident said the crash appeared to have been an accident

The nine men hanged were among 28 people sentenced to death in 2017 for involvement in murder of prosecutor general

Rafah border crossing is one of only two routes out of Gaza strip and the only one not controlled by Israel

Militants began an insurgency in Egypt after the 2013 ouster of far-right president Mohamed Morsi

Security forces foil an attack on a checkpoint west of the city of al-Arish, killing four militants while rest escape

Since the start of the operation on February 9, military casualties at least 16, more than 100 militants dead

Insurgency poses greatest challenge to the government in a country that is the most populous in Arab World

The Grand Imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque urged the armed forces to fight and destroy the insurgency

More than 300 people were killed in Friday's bomb and gun assault

In recent months attacks from Islamic State terrorists have put forces on a state of constant high alert