The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved a presidential decree extending the state of emergency in the country for three more months starting April 28, state-run Nile TV reported.

"Declaring a state of emergency in the country has become a necessity given the security and health conditions as well as the internal and regional developments and the continuation of state efforts to uproot terrorism," the general committee of the House of Representatives said.

"The world lives in a health emergency situation that required imposing a state of emergency," said the parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal.

The approval of the extension came just a day after Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly addresses parliament, warning against "rogue elements supported by some malicious forces to target Egypt."

The PM highlighted "the heinous terrorist attack" which hit Bir Al-Abd town in North Sinai on Thursday.

Under Egyptian laws, a presidential decision to renew a state of emergency must be approved by the House of Representatives.

The nationwide state of emergency was initially imposed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in April 2017 for three months, following a twin bombing at two churches in the northern provinces of Gharbiya and Alexandria that killed at least 47 and wounded over 120 others.

The North African country has suffered a wave of terror attacks targeting civilians and security authorities.

Most of the terrorist attacks in Egypt over the past few years were claimed by a Sinai-based group affiliated with the regional Islamic State militant group.