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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

Egyptian army

Egyptian military personnel stand alert at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023. (AP/Mohammed Asad)
February 11, 2024, 11:58 pm
Top defense officials said to try to calm Egyptian counterparts on Rafah attack plans
Reports swirl as Gaza’s southernmost city emerges as imminent target of IDF campaign; officials reportedly tell Egyptian security establishment they will coordinate with Cairo
By ToI Staff
A Houthi drone is seen over the Red Sea, shortly before being downed by an Israeli fighter jet, December 26, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 26, 2023, 4:55 pm
US shoots down 12 Houthi attack drones, 5 missiles; Israeli jet downs Eilat-bound UAV
American warship and jets intercept Iran-backed group’s projectiles over Red Sea during 10 hour period; Israel brings down device off coast of Egypt’s Dahab; no injuries reported
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Men pray in front of the coffin of military solider Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Ali, who was killed in battle, during his funeral service, in Qalyubia province, Egypt, May 8, 2022. At least 11 Egyptian troops, including an officer, were killed May 7, 2022 in a militant attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, the military said. (AP Photo/Sayed Hassan)
May 11, 2022, 10:00 pm
Egyptian army says five soldiers killed by jihadists in northern Sinai
Seven insurgents reportedly dead after attacking Egypt’s forces; attack comes days after IS struck a water pumping station in the peninsula
By AFP
South Korean army K9 self-propelled howitzers move in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)
February 1, 2022, 10:28 pm
Egypt inks $1.6 billion deal for South Korean howitzers
Agreement comes after South Korean president visits Cairo for first time in 16 years; Egypt is a major arms importer that has upgraded its military in recent years
By AP
Illustrative: In this August 6, 2012 file photo, Egyptian border guards patrol near the border with Israel in Rafah, Egypt. (AP/Ahmed Gomaa, File)
July 31, 2021, 8:22 pm
5 Egyptian troops killed in Islamic State attack in northern Sinai
Jihadists ambush a military checkpoint in the town of Sheikh Zuweid; sources say 3 attackers killed by security forces
By Agencies
Egyptian army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle, backed by a helicopter gunship, during a sweep through villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, in May 2013. (AP)
February 9, 2020, 11:01 pm
Seven Egyptian soldiers, ten militants killed in Sinai attack, army says
Military claims it foiled assault on security facility in peninsula, destroyed vehicle
By AFP
In this photo from June 19, 2019, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
September 14, 2019, 11:53 pm
Egypt’s Sissi dismisses corruption allegations
After exiled businessman accuses him of misusing public funds on large scale, president says claims of lavish spending are ‘lies and defamation’
By Samy Magdy
A picture taken on October 21, 2017 shows members of the Egyptian security forces resting on the top of an armoured vehicle (APCs) parked on the desert road leading to the Bahariya oasis in Egypt's western desert, about 135 kilometers (83 miles) southwest of Giza. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
August 8, 2019, 11:38 pm
Egypt says security forces killed 17 jihadists after hospital attack
Cairo claims Muslim Brotherhood-linked terror group Hasm was behind Monday car bombing that killed 20 at cancer hospital
By Agencies
Tourists ride camels during a visit to the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt, on May 21, 2019 (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 21, 2019, 7:30 pm
Egypt says security forces kill 16 jihadists in Sinai
Troops storm hideouts in coastal city of el-Arish two days after a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids outside Cairo, wounding 17
By AP
In this undated 2018 photo, a Bedouin from the Tayaha tribe holds his weapon during an operation accompanying the Egyptian military, in al-Agama, Central Sinai, Egypt. (AP Photo)
March 11, 2019, 7:08 pm
Egyptian army says 46 suspected jihadists killed in clashes in Sinai peninsula
Three soldiers die in fighting against ‘extremely dangerous’ militants throughout the desert territory
By AFP
Illustrative: An Egyptian soldier patrols outside al-Maza military airport where the bodies of the members of security forces, who were killed in northern Sinai province during an attack the day before, had been flown on January 30, 2015 in the capital Cairo. (photo credit: AFP/ Mohamed el-Shahed)
February 16, 2019, 2:47 pm
Egypt: 7 Sinai jihadists killed, 15 soldiers dead or wounded in attack
Army spokesman says troops engaged in an ‘exchange of fire’ with gunmen at checkpoint in restive North Sinai, where forces are battling IS
By AFP
A bullet that hit a home in Nitzana and was apparently fired from Egypt, December 20, 2018. (Courtesy)
January 2, 2019, 8:21 am
Egyptian general visits Israeli youth village to apologize for stray fire
In December 20 incident, large 0.5-inch rounds fired during military drill in Sinai hit unoccupied trailer at Nitzana
By ToI Staff
A bullet that hit a home in Nitzana and was apparently fired from Egypt, December 20, 2018. (Courtesy)
December 20, 2018, 8:00 pm
Bullets fired from Egypt hit home in Israeli youth village
IDF says projectiles likely fired during military drill in Sinai, causing no injuries in Nitzana; local leader says it was the second such incident in weeks
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: Egyptian soldiers in an armored vehicle in northern Sinai, May 2013. (AP)
October 16, 2018, 7:27 pm
Egyptian army says 450 jihadists killed in Sinai offensive
Operation ‘Sinai 2018,’ launched in February, meant to quell Islamic State insurgency in restive peninsula
By AFP
Egyptian army soldiers patrol the Cairo-Ismailia desert road in Egypt, August 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 31, 2018, 10:22 pm
Egyptian poet gets 3 years for insulting security forces
Galal el-Beheiri also convicted of ‘disseminating false news,’ rights lawyer says, amid crackdown on dissent
By AP
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