Unidentified militants have bombed the home of an Egyptian man in the northern Sinai Peninsula after accusing him of "collaborating" with the army.

Unidentified militants have bombed the home of an Egyptian man in the northern Sinai Peninsula after accusing him of "collaborating" with the army, tribal sources have said.

"Militants besieged the home of Mohammad al-Rutail in Sr heikh Zuweid city, ordering members of his family to leave the building before blowing it up," one tribal source told The Anadolu Agency.

Egyptian security forces have waged a fierce campaign against militants in Sinai – which shares borders with both Occupied Palestine – amid an upsurge in attacks on security personnel since elected President Mohammad Mursi was ousted by the army in mid-2013.

Some attacks have been claimed by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a militant group that changed its name last year to "Welayet Sinai" ("the State of Sinai").

It acquired the new name after swearing allegiance to the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group.

Last year, ISIL overran vast territories in both Iraq and Syria, winning the allegiance of several militant groups across the Middle East.

Along with police and army personnel, militant groups in Sinai have also reportedly targeted local residents suspected of collaborating with the security forces.