The militants from Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis group were killed when they opened fire on security forces during the raid, a military source said yesterday.
The six militants including Younes Selim el-Qurm, one of the important members of the group, who is accused of a series of attacks on police and soldiers in Rafah.
He was also accused of shooting down a military helicopter and killing its entire crew in the area around Sheikh Zuweid city in North Sinai, near the border with the Gaza Strip in January.