The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sinai-terror/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sinai terror | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sinai-terror/ 32 32 Sinai gears up for Passover tourist rush, with Israel finally letting its people go https://www.timesofisrael.com/sinai-gears-up-for-passover-tourist-rush-with-israel-finally-letting-its-people-go/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:12:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2739165 Frequent upheavals in the region have fostered resilient businesses now ready to welcome back neighbors who have waited through terror warnings and pandemic closures to return

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]]> Explosion hits gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai, no casualties https://www.timesofisrael.com/explosion-hits-gas-pipeline-in-egypts-sinai-no-casualties/ Fri, 25 Dec 2020 13:27:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2455872 Authorities probe cause of blast in restive region; officials say blast will not affect supply to el-Arish area

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]]> Egyptian officials say 9 killed in explosion in north Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-officials-say-9-killed-in-explosion-in-north-sinai/ Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:49:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2164110 Blast in Bir al-Abd also wounds six; not immediately clear who was behind shelling as Cairo battles IS insurgency in area

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]]> Lufthansa resumes Cairo flights, British Airways stays away https://www.timesofisrael.com/lufthansa-resumes-cairo-flights-british-airways-stays-away/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:32:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116151 Egypt's minister of civil aviation meets with Britain's ambassador, who apologizes for not informing Egyptian authorities before applying week-long flight suspension

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]]> Egypt says 4 jihadists killed in restive northern Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-says-4-jihadists-killed-in-restive-northern-sinai/ Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:57:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2090911 Security forces storm hideout in coastal town of el-Arish days after Islamic State-claimed attack at nearby police checkpoint killed 8 officers

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]]> Islamic State claims attack that killed 8 Egyptian policemen in Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-claims-attack-that-killed-8-egyptian-policemen-in-sinai/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 17:03:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2089479 Jihadists boast of two simultaneous assaults on police checkpoints in el-Arish as Muslims mark Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr

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]]> Quick victory unlikely in Egypt assault on IS in the Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/quick-victory-unlikely-in-egypt-assault-on-is-in-the-sinai/ Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:33:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1816495 Security is boosted ahead of this week's elections, with Jihadists threatening to target voting activities and tourists

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]]> Egyptian army in Sinai Peninsula doubles in a year, with Israel’s blessing https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-army-in-sinai-peninsula-doubles-in-a-year-with-israels-blessing/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:38:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1801195 Eighty-eight Egyptian battalions with 42,000 soldiers fighting Islamic State, up from 41 battalions and 25,000 men a year ago

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]]> Egypt hits Sinai targets, killing 16 jihadists and arresting dozens https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-hits-sinai-targets-killing-16-jihadists-and-arresting-dozens/ Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:47:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1788985 Military says it has destroyed 66 sites in major crackdown on Islamist insurgency in war-rattled peninsula

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]]> Egypt hangs 15 over attacks on security forces in Sinai Peninsula https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-hangs-15-over-attacks-on-security-forces-in-sinai-peninsula/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:04:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1758799 Largest mass execution in Egypt since six convicted jihadists were hanged in 2015

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]]> Gaza-Egypt border to remain closed after Sinai mosque massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazas-egypt-border-to-stay-shut-after-sinai-mosque-massacre/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 07:50:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1736960 Scheduled reopening of Rafah crossing delayed in wake of terrorists' bomb and shooting attack that killed at least 305

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]]> Trump condemns ‘horrible and cowardly’ mosque attack in Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-condemns-horrible-and-cowardly-mosque-attack-in-egypt/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:28:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1736788 US president says 'world cannot tolerate terrorism,' calls to defeat jihadists and discredit their ideology

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]]> IS decapitates father, two sons in Sinai border town https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-decapitates-father-two-sons-in-sinai-border-town/ Sat, 06 May 2017 17:17:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1613662 The terrorists had raided the family home, killed mother and kidnapped the 3 last week for alleged collaboration with authorities

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]]> Israel reopens border crossing into Egypt after 11-day closure https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-reopens-border-crossing-into-egypt-after-11-day-closure/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:03:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1604079 But Counter Terrorism Bureau warns Israelis that terror threat in Sinai 'remains serious, concrete and immediate'

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]]> Taba crossing into Egypt to remain closed indefinitely https://www.timesofisrael.com/taba-crossing-into-egypt-to-remain-closed-indefinitely/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:31:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1602312&preview_id=1602312 Counter Terrorism Bureau to reassess closure, put in place last week amid heightened security concerns, 'over the next few days'

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