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Islamic State Accuses Israel of Slaying Jihadist Leader in Sinai Airstrike
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The Islamic State's al-Naba newspaper claimed Thursday that the Israeli Air Force helped kill Abu Omar al-Ansari, a military leader in the terror group's Sinai Province, in April. The report said Israeli jets and drones have intensified their air support for the Egyptian army in the past month, in fighting in northern Sinai close to the border with Gaza. On Saturday, suspected Islamic State terrorists blew up a natural gas pipeline in northern Sinai.