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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Sinai tourism

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
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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May 29, 2023, 10:02 am
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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
Israelis cross into Egypt through the Taba Border Crossing, in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, April 17, 2022. (Flash90)
April 17, 2022, 7:34 pm
Exodus slowed: Huge Passover congestion at airport and crossings to Egypt, Jordan
Long lines reported at Aqaba border; Amman shuts down terminal without prior warning due to masses of people, stranding hundreds of Israelis
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
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett photographed in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt March 22, 2022. UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP
March 22, 2022, 9:15 pm
Bennett’s Egypt summit touched on Assad’s UAE visit, air defense, bilateral trade
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince updated Israeli and Egyptian leaders on Friday’s meeting with Syrian dictator; PM presented vision of regional air defense network
By Lazar Berman
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (C) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, March 22, 2022 (Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)
March 22, 2022, 3:23 pm
In first, Bennett meets Sissi, MBZ in Egypt amid concerns over Ukraine war
As European war continues and Iran nuke deal seemingly nears completion, PM holds unprecedented trilateral summit with regional partners in Sharm el-Sheikh
By Lazar Berman
(From R-L) Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. (Collage/AP)
March 21, 2022, 8:33 pm
Bennett in Egypt for first-ever trilateral summit with Sissi and UAE crown prince
PM flies to Sharm el-Sheikh for unannounced visit, as US nears signing of Iran nuclear deal — a move generally supported by Cairo and Abu Dhabi, but opposed by Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meet, on September 13, 2021, in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 19, 2022, 10:37 pm
Bennett reportedly planning visit to Egypt to meet again with Sissi
Sharm el-Shiekh summit will be the second for two leaders in less than 6 months; report comes following decision to expand direct flights between Israel and Egypt
By ToI Staff
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January 10, 2022, 6:11 pm
SUNRISE Resorts: Your Dream Vacation in Sinai
Sunrise Resorts, the top name in Egyptian luxury travel, is offering exclusive vacation deals to Times of Israel readers at stunning Sharm El Sheikh locations.
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
New Moon Camp near Ras Sheitan in the Sinai Peninsula on April 4, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
August 19, 2021, 12:17 am
Israel scales back travel advisory for Sinai as Bennett invited to Cairo
National Security Council changes warning level for southern peninsula — home to popular resorts — from highest possible alert to ‘basic concrete threat’
By Judah Ari Gross
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