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.

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

A big ball of fire (illustrative)

Parashat Yitro: Before the revelation at Sinai

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


Gov’t advises against Tishrei trips to Sinai, Turkey

Israelis need to be wary of travel to ¼ of world’s countries

THE SINAI Desert.

Two killed in suicide bombing, four beheaded in Sinai, sources say

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq agency, saying five members of the security forces were killed or injured.

Egyptian Army's Armoured Vehicles are seen on a highway to North Sinai during a launch of a major assault against militants

IAF struck many Iranian weapons trucks in Sinai headed for Gaza - report

An Islamist insurgency in the desolate, thinly populated Sinai Peninsula has increased in violence and pace since the Egyptian military toppled President Mohammed Morsi.

IAF fighter jets during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada

Inside Intelligence: ‘Israel-Egypt cooperation key to beating back ISIS in Sinai’

Ex-US counterterrorism chief Nick Rasmussen talks to the ‘Post’ about regional threats, cooperation with Israeli intelligence and redefining international terrorism

An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

Egyptian forces kill 14 suspected militants after attack in Sinai

The deaths raise to 19 the number of militants killed since the attack near the North Sinai provincial capital of al-Arish early on Wednesday, which Islamic State claimed responsibility for.

EGYPTIAN SECURITY officials inspect the site of a bomb blast targeted at soldiers on the highway between El-Arish and the border town of Rafah, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, in 2015

Militant attack in Sinai kills 8 Egyptian security personnel

Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq news agency, saying 10 police personnel were killed at two checkpoints.

Egyptian Army's Armoured Vehicles are seen on a highway to North Sinai during a launch of a major assault against militants

Human Rights Watch: Egyptian forces commit war crimes in Sinai

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings, collective punishment and forced evictions.

An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, May 25, 2015.

Chief of Staff's diary details dramatic discussions before Yom Kippur War

“The news is that there will be war this coming night," Elazar told Air Force Commander Major General Benny Peled, according to a diary entry. "This information must be treated with credibility."

LT-Gen. David Elazar (center) alights from a helicopter to visit the troops on the Golan Heights. In the white shirt (left) is Yitzhak Rabin, serving as an informal advisor

Sinai’s Bedouins struggle to preserve their timeless way of life

Through an ISIS insurgency, government tension and tourism demands, Sinai’s Bedouins struggle to preserve their timeless way of life.

The top of Mt. Sinai at sunrise, overlooking a nearby mountain range

Visiting Sinai

According to Globes, more than 40,000 Israelis walked or drove across the Taba border crossing from Eilat to Sinai this Passover.

Israelis wait in line to go to Sinai through the Taba Crossing