Sinai

Israel’s strategic depth: Lessons of Oct. 7 and the future of national security - opinion

Strategic depth is a precept precisely the opposite of one of the proverbial “misconceptions-conceptzia” dominating the public discourse in Israel since the Hamas-led invasion and massacres on Oct. 7

The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the National Conservatism Conference, or NatCon, in Jerusalem on October 6, 2026.

‘There will be no Tel Aviv’: Egyptians threaten Israel following Smotrich Sinai comments

A general view shows a main road in the heart of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on the southern tip of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on October 9, 2025. Ilustrative.

Bus accident killed 21, left several wounded in Egypt's South Sinai, health ministry says

Remains of building believed to be a caravansai (inn) at the previously lost city of Asila in Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route


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.

'God granted us victory': Egypt celebrates Sinai liberation day

In anticipation of the controversial Rafah operation, Egypt celebrates the land it was given back in 1982.

 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.

Expulsion is a war crime, not ‘the solution’ - opinion

A lot of ideas went out the door on October 7, but human rights can’t be one of them.

 The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011.

Why moving to the Sinai peninsula is the solution for Gaza's Palestinians - opinion

The Sinai Peninsula comprises one of the most suitable places on Earth to provide the people of Gaza with hope and a peaceful future.

 The Nile and the Sinai Peninsula are pictured in this handout photo courtesy of Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who is photographing Earth from the International Space Station, taken on March 20, 2013

Gaza hostage Inbar Haiman killed in captivity, family confirms

The late Haiman will be remembered for her creative spirit and commitment to Maccabi Haifa fandom.

 Gaza hostage Inbar Haiman (left)

Israel says Houthi missile hit Egyptian Read Sea town

The US said last week a Navy warship in the Red Sea intercepted projectiles launched by the Houthis, potentially toward Israel.

 Armed men hold up their weapons as Houthi supporters rally to show support to Palestinian factions, in Sanaa, Yemen October 7, 2023

How Leonard Cohen's wartime performances for the IDF saved his career

Leonard Cohen clearly left his musical and spiritual mark in Israel 50 years ago and, unwittingly, saved his career in the process. Not a bad return all around. 

 Leonard Cohen performs for IDF troops in the Sinai during the Yom Kippur War.