The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sinai-security/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sinai security | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sinai-security/ 32 32 Pair of bombs kills 3 Egyptian security members in Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/pair-of-bombs-kills-3-egyptian-security-members-in-sinai/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 03:14:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2451289 Explosives at checkpoints wound 10 in area home to Islamic State-led insurgency

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]]> US lawmakers oppose defense secretary’s push to withdraw US troops from Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-lawmakers-oppose-defense-secretarys-push-to-withdraw-us-troops-from-sinai/ Mon, 18 May 2020 03:48:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2308139 In bipartisan letter to Esper and secretary of state, 12 Congress members call American soldiers in peninsula 'vital' to upholding 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty

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]]> US Defense Department said pushing to withdraw troops from Sinai; Israel opposed https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-defense-dept-reportedly-pushing-for-withdrawal-of-troops-from-sinai/ Thu, 07 May 2020 23:25:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2301544 Potential removal of some 400 soldiers from US-led peacekeeping force is opposed by Israel and US State Department, The Wall Street Journal reports

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]]> Tank shell from Egypt damages synagogue during services at Israeli community https://www.timesofisrael.com/mortar-hits-israeli-community-near-egypt-border-in-apparent-case-of-errant-fire/ Sat, 28 Sep 2019 09:00:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2157327&preview=true&preview_id=2157327 No casualties reported in apparent case of errant fire, as Egypt battles terror groups in adjacent Sinai

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]]> Terrorist ambush in Egypt’s Sinai kills 7 soldiers, 1 civilian https://www.timesofisrael.com/terrorist-ambush-in-egypts-sinai-kills-7-soldiers-1-civilian/ Sat, 28 Sep 2019 02:43:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2157272 Islamic State claims attack in town of Bir al-Abed, which also injured 2 soldiers; Egyptian army says it has killed 118 militants in region in recent months

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]]> Egyptian security forces kill 12 Islamist terrorists in Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-security-forces-kill-12-islamist-terrorists-in-sinai/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:48:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1906951 Official news agency says fighting erupted when forces raided hideout in el-Arish; troops dismantled explosive devices, seized weapons during the operation

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]]> IDF soldier injured as patrol comes under fire on Egypt border https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-injured-as-patrol-comes-under-fire-on-egypt-border/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:04:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1733374 Army says incident likely 'spillover' from internal fighting in Sinai between Egyptian forces and Islamic State-affiliated groups

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]]> Analysts: Islamic State rocket attack on Eilat was PR, not a sign of things to come https://www.timesofisrael.com/analysts-islamic-state-rocket-attack-on-eilat-was-pr-not-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1558543&preview_id=1558543 Experts say recent barrage on Israel notwithstanding, Egypt is still group's main adversary -- threatening the Jewish state simply sells

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]]> Islamic State claims Eilat rocket attack, threatens more https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-in-sinai-claims-eilat-rocket-attack/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 06:49:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1558447 Group's Sinai-based affiliate says it fired rockets 'to teach Jews, crusaders a proxy war will not avail them of anything'

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]]> Jihadist attacks in Egypt’s Sinai kill 6 soldiers https://www.timesofisrael.com/jihadist-attacks-in-egypts-sinai-kill-6-soldiers/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:00:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1359722 Officials say another 10 injured in multiple explosions that rock peninsula's Gaza-bordering town of Rafah

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]]> Some 200 asylum seekers cross into Israel despite Sinai fence https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-200-asylum-seekers-crossed-into-israel-despite-sinai-fence/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:32:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1297232 Border barrier has reduced flow of African migrants from over 10,000 per year to a trickle in 2015

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]]> IS group claims killing of 4 Egyptian police https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-group-claims-killing-of-4-egyptian-police/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:52:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1293028 Masked gunmen opened fire near famed Giza pyramids on outskirts of Cairo

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]]> Three police killed in blast outside north Sinai hotel https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-police-killed-in-blast-outside-north-sinai-hotel/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:08:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1290019 At least two election judges injured in car bomb explosion a day after parliamentary polls

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]]> British jihadis may have been part of Sinai plane bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-jihadis-may-have-been-part-of-sinai-plane-bombing/ Sun, 08 Nov 2015 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1279999 UK intelligence overhears London, Birmingham accents among Islamic State fighters celebrating Metrojet crash

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]]> Egyptian army begins flooding Gaza tunnels https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-army-begins-flooding-gaza-tunnels/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:16:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1252814 El-Sissi moves ahead with plan designed to thwart Hamas weapons smuggling, terrorism

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