Two security forces were shot dead in an armed attack in the early hours of Thursday after a group of unknown gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint near Yamit village in Rafah, security sources told Sky news. Meanwhile, unidentified militants opened fire on a taxi in Sheikh Zuweid city, killing three soldiers inside the vehicle, security sources said. A state of emergency and curfew was set for three months in parts of North Sinai following the two terrorist attacks that targeted military installations in Sheikh Zuwayed city, killed 31 soldiers and injured dozens.