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Meet the second-generation Israeli farmer who grows tomatoes on the Egyptian border

Four years ago, Noam Efrat, 33, chose to return to his roots and raise his own family in Kadesh Barnea. He handles the bright red, deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes from his family’s farm.

Noam and his family with the cherry tomatoes.
 View of road 10, on the border with Egypt, April 7, 2023.

Israel Police arrest two for cross-border smuggling in massive drug bust near Egyptian border

The IDF seizes three rifles after a drone attempted to smuggle them across the Egyptian border, October 29, 2025.

IDF intercepts drone smuggling three rifles over Egypt border as Gaza ceasefire resumes

 Israeli security forces seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 25, 2025.

As Gaza war looms, Israel faces impending crisis on Egyptian border and the West Bank - analysis


Israelis in the South fear for their safety after Egyptian border attack

Eran Doron: "There are shootings almost every night over there. Now, you don't know if it's a drug smuggler or an Egyptian police officer who wants to hurt you."

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

Deadly border incident will not harm Egypt-Israel relations, experts say

The last deadly incident involving Egypt was in 2011, when attackers from the country infiltrated Israel, killing eight civilians.

 View of road 10, on the border with Egypt, April 7, 2023.

Israel-Egypt border mess-up was tactical, not strategic - analysis

There are indications that the Egyptian police officer was quietly a radical jihadist who was using his position to stage a terror attack, meaning this was likely a fluke.

 BORDER BETWEEN Israel and Egypt.

Hinting female soldier to blame for terror attack is disgusting - Michaeli

Channel 14 members implied something was wrong with a male and female soldier alone at night and that "crazy leftist agendas" were to blame for the deaths.

 Head of the Labour party and Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli gives a statment to the media following the results of the Knesset elections in Tel Aviv, on November 3, 2022.

The ‘79 Israel-Egypt peace treaty and Sinai border security - explainer

As with all of Israel's borders, there is a delicate diplomatic balance at the Israel-Egypt border, which Israel has been hesitant to change.

 Members of the South Yamas special forces counter-terrorist unit seen during a military operation on the southern Israeli border with Egypt on July 12, 2022.

IDF reserves officer says Israel-Egypt border is 'absolute lawlessness'

An officer in the IDF reserves told shocking stories about the situation on the Israeli-Egyptian border and the IDF's inability to control it.

 Members of the South Yamas special forces counter-terrorist unit seen during a military operation on the southern Israeli border with Egypt on July 12, 2022.

Three Israeli soldiers murdered on Egyptian border laid to rest

The funerals of the three soldiers were held in their hometowns of Rishon Lezion, Safed and Ofakim.

 Family and friends attend the funeral of Staff Sergeant Ori Izhak Iluz who was murdered on the Egyptian border yesterday, at the Military cemetery in Tzfat, June 4, 2023

Egyptian border terrorist was carrying Koran, likely motivated by extremism

Aside from a Koran and a firearm, the terrorist was found to be carrying a knife and six magazines. 

 Israeli soldiers and rescue forces seen at Mount Harif military base in the southern Negev desert, close to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023

Israeli MKs call to change Egypt open fire rules after attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the incident was serious and unusual and promised that it would be thoroughly investigated.

 An emergency vehicle is seen near the site of a reported security incident near Israel's southern border with Egypt, Israel June 3, 2023.

Who were the IDF soldiers killed at the Egyptian border?

Three IDF soldiers were killed by an Egyptian police officer at the Israeli-Egyptian border on Saturday.

 Clockwise from top right corner: Sgt. Lia Ben Nun, St.-Sgt. Uri Itzhak Ilouz and St.-Sgt. Ohad Dahan.