Sinai

Travel expert on whether to return to Israel via Jordan or Sinai - opinion

If you are fortunate to get a flight into Agaba, the Jordanian border city across from Eilat, allows you to jump in a Jordanian taxi for the ten-minute drive to Taba.

 EL AL flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025.
 People cross to Egypt through the Taba Border Crossing, during the summer holiday, in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, August 6, 2023

Israelis shouldn't enter country through Jordan, Egypt's Sinai borders, NSC says

MOSES ON Mount Sinai as depicted by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895.

The forgotten courage of Sinai helps us find holiness within mystery - opinion

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion


Fortress discovered in Northern Sinai, including Roman-era soldiers' dwellings

Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during the reigns of emperors Diocletian and Maximian.

 Fortress discovered in Northern Sinai, including Roman-era soldiers' dwellings.

An escape to Taba during troubled times

This Mövenpick Resort at the meeting point of four countries, with views of Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia across the Red Sea, was full of surprises.

 THE MOVENPICK Taba Resort.

Terminal 1 resumes operations and the Taba crossing is also open

Terminal 1 has resumed operations, and domestic flights to Eilat have begun departing from there. In addition, Ramon Airport is coming back to life, and the Taba terminal has also opened 24/7.

 Terminal 1

Egypt military buildup in Sinai threatens peace with Israel, source warns

An Israeli security source underscored that the US "is responsible for upholding the peace deal and must ensure it is implemented as written."

 Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt

This week in Jewish history: The births of Moses and Barbie

A highly abridged version of Dust & Stars.

A fan takes a photo of a Barbie doll at the world premiere of the film "Barbie" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2023

No more illusions: Israel must confront Egypt's quiet offensive in Sinai - opinion

Illusions in this region get people killed. Dismissing Egyptian violations in Sinai is every bit as reckless as ignoring Hezbollah’s rockets or Hamas’s tunnels.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.

Is Egypt violating the Camp David Accords? Israel raises concerns - analysis

Israel questions Egypt’s growing military presence in Sinai, citing potential violations of the 1979 peace agreement.

 Members of the military stand next to a helicopter next to the French ship amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude as it docks, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish, Sinai peninsula, Egypt, January 21, 2024.

Violation of peace deal? Israel's US envoy warns Egypt is 'reinforcing Sinai bases'

Leiter called it a "clear violation of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - after some 45 years."

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023.

Sinai is the answer: The bold plan to solve Gaza’s crisis - opinion

Trump said the part of the world that encompasses Gaza has “had many, many conflicts” over centuries. He said resettling “could be temporary or long term.”

THE BORDER fence cuts across the arid landscape. Looking north, Egypt and the Sinai Desert are to the left of the fence and Israel and the Negev Desert lie on its right.

Shaike Gavish, Six Day War hero, dies at 99

The last living commander from the Six Day War died at home surrounded by family.

Portrait of retired Israeli Maj.-Gen. Shaike Gavish, at the Palmach Museum. January 05, 2016.

Israeli couple and infant daughter killed in car wreck in Egypt, other children injured

According to preliminary reports, the three killed are parents, Jumana and Naji Amer, and their two-month-old infant daughter, residents of Kfar Qasim.

 Screenshot showing the accident which killed three Israelis in the Sinai, June 15, 2024.