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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Port Said

Survivors near the tracks after a train crash in Egypt, on Friday August 11, 2017. (Screen capture YouTube)
August 11, 2017, 7:17 pm
Train crash near Egypt’s Alexandria kills at least 36
More than 120 injured as two trains collide head on, with reason for accident not immediately clear; officials fear death toll may rise
By Agencies
An Egyptian family member of a victim of the Port Said massacre reacts outside the Court of Cassation following the court's ruling in the case in Cairo, on February 20, 2017. (Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP)
February 20, 2017, 5:30 pm
Egypt court upholds death sentences for soccer rioters
Ruling part of ongoing crackdown after deadly 2012 Port Said melee that killed over 70 people
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
August 22, 2015, 4:17 pm
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood chief gets new life term
Mohamed Badie, already given death sentence in separate trial, handed verdict over 2013 attack at Port Said
By AFP
Illustrative: Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
February 28, 2015, 2:42 pm
Egyptian court rules all of Hamas a terror group
Month after Cairo outlawed military arm, political branch given same designation; Egypt continues to widen buffer zone with Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, at a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement’s creation, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on December 12, 2014. (AFP/Said Khatib)
February 5, 2015, 5:58 pm
Gaza terror groups condemn Egypt for anti-Hamas stance
Masked gunman calls on Cairo to halt measures against Palestinian people, so that ‘resistance factions’ can focus efforts against Israel
By ToI Staff and AP
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks in front of the state-run TV ahead of a military funeral for troops killed in an assault in the Sinai Peninsula, as he stands with army commanders in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 (photo credit: AP Photo/MENA, Mohammed Samaha)
January 31, 2015, 8:01 pm
Hamas says Egypt no longer a viable mediator with Israel
Source close to group repudiates Cairo after court deems armed wing terrorists; Sissi: Fight against terror will be long and hard
By ToI Staff, AP and AFP
Illustrative: Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 31, 2015, 2:16 pm
Egyptian court rules Hamas armed wing a terror group
Government claims Islamist organization cooperated with IS affiliate in coordinated Sinai attack that left over 30 dead
By AFP and ToI Staff
An Egyptian member of the armed forces 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)
January 31, 2015, 12:27 am
Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai after jihadists kill 30
Two children dead after troops flood restive peninsula following skirmishes with extremist groups
By Haitham el-Tabei
Activist Ahmed Douma, left, marching to Tahrir Square to demand prosecution of members of former president Hosni Mubarak's regime in Cairo, Egypt, April 1, 2011. (photo credit: AP/Sarah Carr)
May 2, 2013, 10:29 pm
Prominent activist to be tried for insulting Morsi
Man arrested for allegedly calling Egypt president a ‘killer’ and ‘criminal,’ a crime punishable by up to three years in jail
By ADEL DORRA
Riot police clash with protesters in Port Said, Egypt (photo credit: AP Photo)
March 15, 2013, 8:01 pm
Egypt’s president praises nation’s police force
‘Our enemy outside the country is happy when we are divided,’ says Morsi, following the publication of a report that blames security forces for killing 900 protesters
Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak lies on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, June 2012. (photo credit: AP)
March 11, 2013, 10:35 pm
Mubarak calls on Egyptians to support Morsi’s rule, end protests
Deposed leader says that people should ‘rally around’ new president, as violent demonstrations continue to drown country
By Asher Zeiger
An injured security official is carried from a police officers club after protesters set fires following a court verdict in Cairo on Saturday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)
March 10, 2013, 6:41 pm
Police overstretched, but Egypt says militias won’t take over
Minister’s comments come after cops strike for better conditions and Islamists say they will take control of law and order in southern province
An Egyptian man walks on the grounds of a police officer's club as a fire set by protesters burns in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 9, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Gomaa)
March 10, 2013, 3:09 pm
Port Said court ruling sets Egypt aflame
Criticism of the Iraqi government mounts from both the Sunnis and the Kurds
By Elhanan Miller
Egyptian soccer fans of Al-Ahly club celebrate in front of their club in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences against 21 people for their role in a deadly 2012 soccer riot that killed more than 70 people in the city of Port Said. Banner at background showing some pictures of the victims with Arabic that reads, "we will never forget you." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 9, 2013, 10:54 am
Death toll rises to three as Egyptians clash with police
Cairo court confirms death sentences for 21 for taking part in last year’s deadly soccer riot; mob attacks soccer federation HQ; three killed in separate protests
By Aya Batrawy, Hamza Hendawi and ToI Staff
Egyptian protesters chant angry slogans during a demonstration after the noon prayer in Port Said, Egypt, Friday, March 8, 2013. With the country in chaos from weeks of protests against the Islamist president, the police have now joined the fray, launching their own protests (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)
March 8, 2013, 9:38 pm
Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil
Security forces, unhappy at being blamed for crackdowns, walk off the job and take to the streets across the country
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
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