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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

Sinai Peninsula

Illustrative: Israeli tourists at Ras Sheitan in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on April 5, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
May 29, 2025, 10:08 pm
National Security Council sharpens warning against ‘high risk’ travel to Sinai
Body warns of spike in terrorist threats to Israelis visiting Egyptian peninsula, which has seen a steep drop in tourism from Israel since Oct. 7
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
In this undated 1969 photo, Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, is seen with Libyan leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi, in Suez, Egypt. (AP Photo/ Farouk Ibrahim)
April 29, 2025, 8:06 pm
Egypt’s Nasser said in 1970 he had ‘no interest’ in Palestinian cause, recording reveals
Audio released by Nasser’s son of conversation with Libya’s Gaddafi said to raise questions among president’s critics over his publicly militant persona
By Lazar Berman and AFP
Identification document of Fawzi Muhammad Abdel Mawla, located along with the 22-year-old soldier's remains in the Sinai Peninsula, where he is thought to have been killed in June 1967, when the Egyptian army retreated westward on the third day of the Six Day War. (Sinai Foundation for Human Rights)
July 7, 2024, 9:44 am
Remains of Egyptian soldier missing since 1967 Six Day War found in Sinai
Human rights group urges Egyptian public and government to help locate family of 22-year-old Fawzi Muhammad Abdel Mawla, likely killed in retreat from Sinai on war’s 3rd day
By ToI Staff
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu speaks during the funeral of terror victim Matan Elmaliach at the Maale Adumim cemetery, February 22, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 3, 2024, 2:49 pm
‘The nation demands occupation’: Minister shares post calling for conquest of Sinai
Amichai Eliyahu retweets call to buy shirts printed with a map of an expanded Israel — including the West Bank, Gaza and Egypt’s Sinai — emblazoned with the slogan ‘Occupation Now’
By Sam Sokol
Wreckage of a car in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a crash in which three family members from Kafr Qasim were killed, June 15, 2024. (Screen capture: Walla, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 15, 2024, 4:18 pm
Kafr Qasim couple, 6-month-old daughter killed in car crash in Sinai
Ussayd, Jumana and Julia Amar were reportedly on way to Eid el-Adha celebrations after vacationing at Red Sea resort; two children survive with moderate-to-severe injuries
By ToI Staff
A tourist camp on the beach near the Sinai town of Nuweiba, Egypt, May 7, 2024 (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2024, 2:03 pm
Paradise lost? Sinai, once teeming with Israeli tourists, is deserted amid Gaza war
Very few Israelis venture into neighboring Egypt out of safety concerns or in boycott of the country, but those who dare will experience a Sinai of yesteryear
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Travelers crossing from the Gaza Strip enter the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian enclave following their evacuation on December 18, 2023. (AFP)
March 13, 2024, 9:06 pm
Gazans reportedly charged exorbitant sums by Egyptian company to leave Strip
Fees levied to go through Rafah said to reach $10,000, making exit impossible for most Gazans; many resort to crowdfunding, while some relatives of Hamas members have already fled
By Gianluca Pacchiani
File - A handout released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in New York on September 18, 2017. (Photo by HO / AFP)
February 3, 2024, 7:15 am
Egypt expert warns: Israel cannot afford to take Cairo’s cooperation for granted
Researcher Mira Tzoreff says unlike Qatar, which thrives with Hamas in power, Israel and Egypt share a common goal – ridding Gaza of Hamas
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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
A humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip is parked in Arish, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Omar Aziz)
October 16, 2023, 3:21 pm
Egypt said to brace for possibility of refugee influx from Gaza
Though Rafah crossing is still closed, Cairo is reportedly beefing up military presence in Sinai along Gaza border, designating locations to shelter fleeing Palestinians
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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
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