Tag: Sinai Peninsula

DM Liberman arrived at the Pentagon at midday Tuesday for talks with US Defense Secy James Mattis. The top item on the agenda: Iran.

Since January 30 seven Christians have been murdered by ISIS in the region; five shot, one beheaded and one set on fire.

Egyptian authorities had already blown this particular tunnel up earlier in the week, but diggers were rebuilding it.

The attack was launched after the Israeli Air Force bombed an ISIS terrorist base in Sinai, earlier in the day.

It's not clear how long Israel's envoy to Egypt will be working from Jerusalem, but his safety is clearly at stake.

Despite pressure from Egypt, a source has told a Hebrew-language news site that ISIS now controls Gaza military tunnels.

Eleven people were treated for severe trauma; four missiles were fired at the city.

Cairo has accused Hamas of aiding Islamic State terrorists against Egyptian police in Sinai, and wants Hamas to turn them in.

Two Gazan bodies were recovered today, after Egypt flooded the tunnels.

An earthquake rocked the Red Sea resort town of Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula. It also rattled Eilat, in Israel.

Gunshots were heard along the Israeli-Egyptian border, and an Israeli Arab teen has been killed.

Ragaai oversaw a massive operation to dig a canal parallel to the Rafah border, flooding the frontier with sea water which seeps into the tunnels

"Israeli tourists by now have figured that every place is dangerous, which is why economic considerations overcome security concerns."

The US aid amount has never been raised in close to 40 years, even though the current value of that annual package would have been $10.48 billion.

Meanwhile, according to the Hamas government, the Egyptians have kept the Rafah border crossings open all day Sunday and will keep it open Monday.

Iranian weapons have turned up in the hands of ISIS terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt eliminates the head of an extremely dangerous terror group in Sinai, responsible for countless attacks.

The IDF has said in the past that it's "only a matter of time" before Sinai based terrorists strike at Israel, which is why it has become involved in denying them increased capabilities.

It's not clear why Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh's nephew is receiving medical care in Israel.

ISIS-linked terrorists in northern Sinai launched a massive attack against Egyptian government troops, killing 15 police officers and cutting power.

ISIS declares a state of emergency in its self-declared capital of Raqqa -- but its reasons are not yet clear.

Israel and Egypt are united in opposing an American decision to reduce its contingent in the Sinai multinational force by a third.

IDF official confirmed this week that Gaza's ruling Hamas terror group is "partnering " with Da'esh in Sinai.

Egyptian authorities questioned a Hamas delegation to Cairo about four Israelis who are still missing in Gaza.

Israeli Bedouin Ouda Tarabin is released from Egyptian prison after 15 years.

Britain agrees to resume flights from Sharm el-Sheikh, with new security measures and additional staff at the airport.

Russian statements that the plane disintegrated after taking off, a rare occurrence, prompts suspicions that terrorists planted a bomb on board.

The U.S. is beefing up its force in the Sinai Peninsula after four American soldiers were wounded in the line of duty last week.

The Egyptian government is creating an entire wraparound system to deal with local terrorism from the grassroots level to the courts.

"Dano" was wounded in action. The Multinational Force turned to a Hebrew University veterinarian.