Sinai

Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert

The engravings and drawings are divided into several groups, researchers learned in their initial study of the space, the oldest of which are done in red and dated to between 10,000 and 5,500 BCE.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Red pigment drawings discovered by Egyptian archaeologists on the Umm Arak Plateau in the southern Sinai, February 17, 2026.
The God one seeks is found precisely in the confusing, unclear place.

Parashat Yitro: Illuminating the fog

Moses understood that genuine service of God is not found in thunder and lightning but rather in the place of fog, confusion, and lack of clarity.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
A big ball of fire (illustrative)

Parashat Yitro: Before the revelation at Sinai

Whenever people are convinced that they are acting in the name of higher goals – especially when they believe they are serving God – moral boundaries become fragile.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
With redrawing for visibility: Rock carvings discovered in Wadi Khamila, Sinai Desert, believed to depict ancient Egypt’s conquest of the region, January 31, 2026.

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old evidence of ancient Egyptian conquest in Sinai desert

The carving of a boat, erased name of a pharoah, and two depictions of the Egyptian diety Min were also found nearby.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Steinitz: US, Israel to discuss drawing down peacekeeping force in Sinai

The drawdown would come as Egypt battles an Islamist insurgency in the desert peninsula

MAY 9, 2020ByREUTERS
Minister of Energy and Likud MK, Yuval Steinitz, speaks at the The Jerusalem Post-Ma'ariv Elections Conference, September 11 2019

Egypt reports 15 military casualties in Sinai recently

The statement came three days after the military said 10 personnel were killed or wounded in an attack near Bir al-Abd in North Sinai. Islamic State claimed the attack.

MAY 3, 2020ByREUTERS
Military forces are seen in North Sinai, Egypt, December 1, 2017. Picture taken December 1, 2017.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt's Sinai attack

The attack occurred on Thursday south of Bir al-Abd city in the Northern Sinai region.

MAY 1, 2020ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
EGYPTIAN MILITARY forces look on in the northern Sinai.

Concern sparks over US military commitment to observer force in Sinai

The MFO helps ensure there is no need for a military build-up in Sinai and also helps the US play a historic role in peace between Israel and Egypt.

MARCH 18, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US soldiers walk near a rocket launcher missile at Basmaya military base in Baghdad

Israelis back to Sinai

“For me, Sinai is perfect because it’s a combination of desert and the sea,” she said. “Who needs more than the beach and a book?”

FEBRUARY 18, 2020ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
A tourist rests next to a camel under the stars near the summit of Mount Sinai

Navy, Shin Bet thwart attempted weapons smuggling into Gaza from Sinai

An investigation found that the weapons were destined for Hamas's naval commando unit.

FEBRUARY 4, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Navy, Shin Bet thwart attempted weapons smuggling into Gaza from Sinai

ISIS claims attacked Egypt-Israel gas line, gas flow undisrupted

ISIS claimed that it had detonated a number of explosives next to a pipeline linking "the Jews" and "the apostate Egyptian government."

FEBRUARY 4, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
DATE IMPORTED: February 05, 2012 A fire burns on a gas pipeline in the Massaeed area west of the Mediterranean coastal town of al-Arish, North of Sinai, February 5, 2012.

Sinai hotel worker suspected of sexually assaulting 10 year-old Israeli

OCTOBER 17, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tourist takes a photo at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in the South Sinai governorate July 11, 2012

A place where Abraham’s children Isaac and Ishmael are mishpacha

Celebrating Sukkot in Sinai

OCTOBER 13, 2019ByGIL ZOHAR
CAMELS AND DOGS are among the more domesticated animals one sees in the Sinai

Israeli detained with bullets in guitar case

Israel's consul-general in Cairo, Dudu Ben-Kalifa, and the Foreign Ministry's consular division dealt with the issue.

OCTOBER 7, 2019ByHERB KEINON
Bullets [file]