Sinai

Hamas economy expert: Lindsey Graham's warning exposes gap between Arab rhetoric and reality

Ofer emphasized that Graham’s remarks represent a sharp shift in the usual approach to dealing with Arab states.

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.
Israel Navy soldiers operate off the coast of Ashdod, August 2024; illustrative.

Israel Navy intercepts Egyptian vessel entering blockaded waters off Gaza's shoreline, IDF confirms

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis

3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern Sinai.

3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern 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.

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

Private initiatives have emerged to help Israelis trapped abroad to enter the locked-down country through Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

 People cross to Egypt through the Taba Border Crossing, during the summer holiday, in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, August 6, 2023

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

Revelation does not begin with mastery. It begins with mystery.

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

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion

While Egypt has not formally renounced the Camp David Accords, Cairo is effectively distancing itself from the treaty.

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

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.