Sinai

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In only six days, the IDF conquered the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and east Jerusalem, defeating the armies of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt’s dangerous pressure game against Israel - opinion

Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion

Newly published documents belonging to Israel's first prime minister reveal eerily relevant message


Inside Intelligence: ‘Israel-Egypt cooperation key to beating back ISIS in Sinai’

Ex-US counterterrorism chief Nick Rasmussen talks to the ‘Post’ about regional threats, cooperation with Israeli intelligence and redefining international terrorism

An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

Egyptian forces kill 14 suspected militants after attack in Sinai

The deaths raise to 19 the number of militants killed since the attack near the North Sinai provincial capital of al-Arish early on Wednesday, which Islamic State claimed responsibility for.

EGYPTIAN SECURITY officials inspect the site of a bomb blast targeted at soldiers on the highway between El-Arish and the border town of Rafah, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, in 2015

Militant attack in Sinai kills 8 Egyptian security personnel

Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq news agency, saying 10 police personnel were killed at two checkpoints.

Egyptian Army's Armoured Vehicles are seen on a highway to North Sinai during a launch of a major assault against militants

Human Rights Watch: Egyptian forces commit war crimes in Sinai

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings, collective punishment and forced evictions.

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

Chief of Staff's diary details dramatic discussions before Yom Kippur War

“The news is that there will be war this coming night," Elazar told Air Force Commander Major General Benny Peled, according to a diary entry. "This information must be treated with credibility."

LT-Gen. David Elazar (center) alights from a helicopter to visit the troops on the Golan Heights. In the white shirt (left) is Yitzhak Rabin, serving as an informal advisor

Sinai’s Bedouins struggle to preserve their timeless way of life

Through an ISIS insurgency, government tension and tourism demands, Sinai’s Bedouins struggle to preserve their timeless way of life.

The top of Mt. Sinai at sunrise, overlooking a nearby mountain range

Visiting Sinai

According to Globes, more than 40,000 Israelis walked or drove across the Taba border crossing from Eilat to Sinai this Passover.

Israelis wait in line to go to Sinai through the Taba Crossing

Security officials urging Israeli tourists to immediately leave the Sinai

According to the report, around 30,000 Israelis have traveled there for the Passover break - and according to Globes, over 85,000 people will pass through the Taba border.

EGYPTIAN AND ISRAELI flags flutter next to each other at the Taba border crossing.

Special U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: Deal of the Century does not include Sinai

Special U.S Envoy Jason D. Greenblatt took to Twitter on Passover eve to slam those saying 'Deal of the Century' includes a part of Egypt.

Mount Sinai [pictured today at the summit]

Counter-Terrorism Bureau warns Israelis of terrorist attacks in the Sinai

The bureau told all Israelis living or visiting the Sinai should leave immediately.

FREEDOM BEACH Camp in Magane Bay is a popular spot for Israelis in Sinai.