Egyptian army defused Wednesday four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted south of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, North Sinai, Akhbar El Yom newspaper reported. Armed forces destroyed an under construction house of three floors, used by militants to target army personnel, south of Sheikh Zuweid, military sources said. The sources added a civilian was shot by unidentified gunmen in Sheikh Zuweid and was rushed into the nearest hospital for treatment.