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Israelis wait in line to pass through Taba land border crossing with Egypt, near the southern city of Eilat, March 25, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 2, 2026, 10:43 am
Israelis seeking to fly abroad for Passover make a reverse Exodus path through Egypt
As war leads to flight cancellations from Ben Gurion Airport, Israelis and Jews observe the irony of people rushing to get into Egypt, with some noting lines are ’40 years long’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative: People cross the border from Israel into Egypt via the Taba Land Port, June 19, 2025. (AP)
March 3, 2026, 4:11 pm
Huckabee advises US citizens in Israel to evacuate via Egypt, noting ‘limited options’
After Washington tells citizens across the Middle East to ‘DEPART NOW,’ US ambassador suggests Taba as a departure point for citizens in Israel and recommends against Amman
By Nava Freiberg
Illustrative: The empty departure hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after Israel closed its airspace to takeoff and landing following strikes on Iran, June 13, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
March 1, 2026, 11:41 pm
With Israel’s airspace shut, Arkia starts flying homeward-bound Israelis to Egyptian border
Amid uncertainty regarding when flights will resume, land border crossing and maritime travel routes can help stranded Israelis and travelers get in and out, at a high cost
By Sharon Wrobel
Foreign residents evacuated from Israel after missile strikes cross at the Taba Land Port, a border crossing on the eastern border with Israel, to Egypt, June 19, 2025. (AP)
June 23, 2025, 3:43 am
Despite travel warning, most returning Israelis are coming home via Jordan and Egypt
Over 70,000 Israelis have got back since start of war with Iran; 39,000 of them entered via land border crossings with two Arab neighbors
By Sharon Wrobel
The Taba Hilton on April 4, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
August 30, 2024, 10:34 pm
Egyptian hotel worker said killed, Israeli tourists wounded in Sinai brawl
Fight reportedly erupts after tourists refused to pay for services at Taba hotel; employee dies en route to hospital
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
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
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
View of the empty Taba crossing between Israeli and Egypt, January 28, 2021 (Flash90)
May 7, 2021, 6:30 pm
Israeli transgender couple said refused entry to Egypt at border crossing
Or Mizan and Titi Katan from Haifa say Taba border guards told them they ‘don’t look female,’ contrary to their passport details
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli tourists at Ras Sheitan in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on April 5, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
April 13, 2021, 4:28 am
Parting the red tape, Israeli tourists wander back into the Sinai
For those willing to put up with the tests, permits and other hassles required to cross the reopened border, an abundance of Egyptian resorts hungry for business await
By Jacob Magid
View of the empty Taba border crossing between Israeli and Egypt, as it seen from the southern Israeli city of Eilat, January 28, 2021. (Flash90)
March 30, 2021, 1:27 pm
Israel’s border crossing to Egypt reopens for first time since COVID-19 outbreak
Taba gateway to Sinai will allow only 300 vaccinated or recovered Israelis a day to pass in each direction, until April 12; those passing through require virus test both ways
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: View of the marina in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, December 20, 2012. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
March 29, 2021, 11:39 pm
Sinai crossing to open Tuesday as Israelis flock to Eilat hotels for Passover
Southern resort city returns to semblance of normalcy; Egypt destination to allow in 300 Israelis a day — with pre-travel approval and virus tests even for the vaccinated
By ToI Staff
A beach in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on June 6, 2019. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 26, 2021, 10:25 pm
Vaccinated Israelis allowed to visit Sinai starting Tuesday
Government plans to permit 300 people a day to travel through Taba crossing, if they take virus test in Egypt and another upon return to Israel
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 22, 2021, 6:37 pm
Israelis to reportedly be allowed to visit Sinai within a week
Report says government plan will permit 320 people to enter Israel a day through Taba crossing if they take virus test before trip and upon return
By ToI Staff
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