Egyptian army in sinai

Violation of peace deal? Israel's US envoy warns Egypt is 'reinforcing Sinai bases'

Leiter called it a "clear violation of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - after some 45 years."

|ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023.

'God granted us victory': Egypt celebrates Sinai liberation day

In anticipation of the controversial Rafah operation, Egypt celebrates the land it was given back in 1982.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the South Yamas special forces counter-terrorist unit seen during a military operation on the southern Israeli border with Egypt on July 12, 2022.

Egyptian writer condemns celebration of Israeli soldiers' murders

Despite Egypt and Israel signing a peace agreement in 1979, according to many Israeli analysts, large swathes of Egypt's population remain deeply hostile toward Israel.

|ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Members of the South Yamas special forces counter-terrorist unit seen during a military operation on the southern Israeli border with Egypt on July 12, 2022.

The ‘79 Israel-Egypt peace treaty and Sinai border security - explainer

As with all of Israel's borders, there is a delicate diplomatic balance at the Israel-Egypt border, which Israel has been hesitant to change.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Egyptian forces strike militants after mosque attack; death toll rises to 305

"The air force has over the past few hours eliminated a number of outposts used by terrorist elements," the army said.

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByREUTERS, SETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Egyptian military helicopter flies over debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015.

At least 30 police officers killed in shootout in Egypt's western desert

The Islamist insurgency in the Sinai peninsula has grown since the military overthrew President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in mid-2013 following mass protests against his rule.

OCTOBER 21, 2017ByREUTERS
An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, May 25, 2015.

Report: Attack on police vehicle kills four in northern Sinai

Violence against police in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula have increased since the 2013 ouster of Morsi.

AUGUST 9, 2017ByREUTERS
An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his postion at a checkpoint in Al Arish city, the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula

Ten Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai fighting

Security forces also killed 15 people and arrested seven others during a raid which targeted "highly dangerous terrorists" in the central Sinai area.

MARCH 23, 2017ByREUTERS
An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his postion at a checkpoint in Al Arish city, the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula

Congress to introduce bill honoring late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat

Orthodox Jew behind initiative for ‘one of the greatest statesman of the 20th century’ who ‘bravely reached out to Israel and dedicated himself to peace’

JANUARY 31, 2017ByDANIELLE ZIRI
SEATED IN the office of Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) in Washington in 2016, from left: Egyptian Embassy officials Khaled El Menshawy and Muhammad Samir, Friedlander Group CEO Ezra Friedlander, and congressional staffers Doug Dynes and JC Cardinale

8 Egyptian police killed in north Sinai attack

The attack was launched with a car bomb, planted in a street cleaning car that the attackers had stolen a few days earlier, three security sources told Reuters.

JANUARY 9, 2017ByREUTERS
Islamic State-affiliated Sinai Province fighters in the Sinai Peninsula

Egypt security forces accidentally kill 12, including Mexican tourists

Security forces mistook tourist convoy for militants.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015ByREUTERS
Egyptian soldiers keep guard during a military operation in Rafah, near the border with the southern Gaza Strip

Watch: ISIS attacks Egyptian naval vessel off coast bordering Israel

Such incidents at sea are rare, though Egypt is battling an Islamist insurgency in the region.

JULY 16, 2015ByREUTERS
ISIS attacks Egyptian naval vessel off of Mediterranean

Egypt army kills 5, arrests 12 in Sinai, sentences 11 to death

Four of those killed were plotting a “terrorist operation” against security forces.

JUNE 9, 2015ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Egyptian military helicopters fly over a republican guard around the congress hall during the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28

Egypt's army has killed '725 terrorists' over 6 months in Sinai campaign

Apart from the body count, 1,873 suspects connected to militant groups were reported detained, with most arrests, some 575 taking place in November, and the least, 158, in January.

MAY 10, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Egyptian military helicopters fly over a republican guard around the congress hall during the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28