The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/terror-cells-in-sinai/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:53:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png terror cells in Sinai | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/terror-cells-in-sinai/ 32 32 Israel warns Passover travelers of Iranian plots to harm them abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-warns-passover-travelers-of-iranian-plots-to-harm-them-abroad/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:36:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2978723 Gulf countries, Turkey, Sinai represent heightened risk as Jewish holiday coincides with Muslim holy month of Ramadan, says National Security Council

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]]> 5 Egyptian troops killed in Islamic State attack in northern Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-egyptian-troops-killed-in-islamic-state-attack-in-northern-sinai/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:22:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2591642 Jihadists ambush a military checkpoint in the town of Sheikh Zuweid; sources say 3 attackers killed by security forces

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]]> 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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]]> Egyptian forces kill 17 jihadists in north Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-forces-kill-17-jihadists-in-north-sinai/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:29:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2239120 Police raid hideout of 'terrorist elements' in provincial capital of El-Arish, find weapons and explosives, officials say

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]]> Islamic State says jihadists in Sinai support new leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-says-jihadists-in-sinai-support-new-leader/ Sat, 02 Nov 2019 19:43:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2175439&preview=true&preview_id=2175439 Announcements offer first signs of support from terror group's global affiliates in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's successor Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi Al-Qurayshi

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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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]]> Terrorists kidnap Christian man in Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/terrorists-kidnap-christian-man-in-sinai/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:09:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2000557 Police say they pursued the kidnappers after the incident, killing one and wounding two, but could not free the hostage

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]]> Egypt says commercial truck traffic resumes with Israel through Sinai https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-says-commercial-truck-traffic-resumes-with-israel-through-sinai/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 14:32:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1941699 Years-long jihadist insurgency in the peninsula severed trading there with Jewish state

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]]> Egyptian army says it killed 20 jihadists in Sinai and on Libyan border https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-army-says-it-killed-20-jihadists-in-sinai-and-on-libyan-border/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:56:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1916755 In all, some 300 jihadists and 35 soldiers killed in massive operations against Islamist insurgents this year, military says

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]]> Egyptian army captain killed in northern Sinai roadside blast https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-army-captain-killed-in-northern-sinai-roadside-blast/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:15:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1911458 Medics say officer was hit by improvised bomb, as military wages campaign against jihadists

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]]> 4 soldiers, 10 jihadis killed in Egypt Sinai campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-soldiers-10-jihadis-killed-in-egypt-sinai-campaign/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:19:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1802952 Latest deaths raise military casualties to 16 since start of sweeping operation against Islamic State last month

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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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]]> Egyptian army announces major operation in Sinai, Nile Delta https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-army-announces-major-operation-in-sinai-nile-delta/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:03:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1788132 Military vows to 'clean up terrorist hotbeds' in bid to tamp down on jihadist forces

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]]> IDF forces conduct manhunt for suspected Palestinian shooters near Nablus https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-9-2018/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:55:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1767474 Israeli father of five, a resident of the Gilad Farm outpost in the northern West Bank, reportedly shot from passing car on Route 60

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]]> Deadly mosque attack puts Egypt’s Sinai strategy in spotlight https://www.timesofisrael.com/deadly-mosque-attack-puts-egypts-sinai-strategy-in-spotlight/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:46:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1738720 After three bloody years battling an Islamist insurgency in the peninsula, Egypt's army still faces deadly mass attacks by Islamic State terrorists

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