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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 345

Israelis in Sinai

Illustrative photo of the Taba border crossing between the Israel and Egypt, April 17, 2010. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 5, 2023, 2:32 pm
5 Israelis lightly to moderately injured in traffic accident in Sinai
After two shuttle vehicles collide, United Hatzalah volunteer helps Egyptian medics give first aid before the wounded are returned to Israel
By ToI Staff
Daniel Haim (Courtesy: Family)
September 16, 2023, 9:51 pm
Egypt frees Israeli held for 3 weeks over bullets found in his bag at border crossing
Daniel Haim, 24, a security guard who forgot to remove ammo from his bag when packing, reunites in Eilat with family
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Handgun bullets. (Michal Oska, iStock via Getty Images)
August 26, 2023, 6:27 pm
Israeli arrested in Sinai after bullets found in bag at border crossing
Daniel Haim, 24 of Holon, is latest young man to be held after forgetting ammunition rounds in luggage
By ToI Staff
Nehorai Tamsit waves a Chabad flag, July 2023. (Facebook; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 21, 2023, 9:17 am
Egypt releases Israeli arrested in Sinai after brawling with locals
Nehorai Tamsit back in Israel after 2 months in Peninsula and 2 days in detention; angered workers at vacation facility after waving Chabad flag, sparking altercation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A couple embraces at sunset overlooking Moon Island Camp in Ras Shaitan, Sinai on November 6, 2021. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
August 20, 2023, 10:27 pm
Israeli tourist arrested in Sinai after getting into fight with locals
Foreign Ministry says incident is being handled, as reports claim man waved a Chabad flag and refused calls to stop, sparking brawl
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. A resort in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on October 4, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/File)
June 19, 2022, 9:35 am
Israeli woman drowns on vacation in Sinai Peninsula
Incident occurs in Sharm el-Sheikh, a popular tourist destination for Israelis; Foreign Ministry is assisting the family in bringing her body back to Israel for burial
By ToI Staff
Travelers cross through the Taba border crossing during the Jewish holiday of Passover in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, April 17, 2022. (Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 12:36 pm
Tourists detained in Sinai after waving Israeli flags for social media video
Israelis received aid from the embassy and Foreign Ministry following arrest, were released and sent home after two days
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A couple embraces at sunset overlooking Moon Island Camp in Ras Shaitan, Sinai on November 6, 2021. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
April 13, 2022, 5:12 am
Sinai gears up for Passover tourist rush, with Israel finally letting its people go
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
By Melanie Lidman
An EgyptAir Airbus A320 takes off from Vienna International Airport on August 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Ranner)
September 13, 2021, 1:43 pm
EgyptAir to launch direct Tel Aviv-Cairo flights next month
Route was discreetly operated by subsidiary Air Sinai for decades, in unmarked aircraft, but will now be openly run by national carrier; Israel’s COVID travel rules to Sinai lifted
By Tal Schneider
The Daily Briefing
April 13, 2021, 1:59 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 13 – Return to Sinai: Bureaucratic blunders and beach bliss
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
By ToI Staff
Israelis enjoy the beach of Paradis Sweir, a desert resort located on the Red Sea shore, South Sinai, Egypt, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 15, 2016. (Johanna Geron/Flash90)
March 11, 2021, 12:48 pm
Passover in Sinai? Government to formulate tourism plan within a week
Ministerial team said likely to okay limited travel to and from peninsula as early as this month; Taba crossing opens Thursday for a few hours to let stranded Israelis in
By ToI Staff
Aviv Slobodkin. (Israel Police)
September 29, 2019, 2:42 pm
Israeli traveler, missing in Egypt for a week, turns up at home
Aviv Slobodkin, 26, had crossed into neighboring country on September 4, and was last heard from while en route to the restive Sinai; family notifies police he came back safely
By ToI Staff
Aviv Slobodkin. (Israel Police)
September 26, 2019, 7:40 pm
Israeli traveler missing in Egypt’s Sinai, police say
Aviv Slobodkin, 26, has been traveling in Egypt since September 4, and was last heard from on Sunday while en route to the restive peninsula
By ToI Staff
Israelis help an Egyptian driver whose car crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, August 2019 (Courtesy Yosef Malachi)
August 29, 2019, 12:23 pm
Israeli tourists help Egyptian cab driver after Sinai crash
Group stops their own cab to aid man whose car overturned on a deserted road, gave first aid, called an ambulance and kept him company till it arrived
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Taba crossing on the Israeli-Egyptian border, near Eilat. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 27, 2019, 9:08 pm
Over 110,000 Israelis visited Sinai over the holiday, ignoring terror warnings
Most have returned to Israel, authorities expect remaining 11,000 tourists to be back in the country by Sunday
By ToI Staff
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