Latest in Tag: Rafah Highlight
Latest in Tag: Rafah

No Israeli involvement in Sinai explosions: Egyptian armed forces
Two large explosions near the Egyptian Israeli border were not an Israeli drone strike

Armed forces commemorates Rafah’s border guards
The army honoured the families of 16 soldiers killed last year in Ramadan

30 dead in Sinai since 30 June
Daily attacks in Sinai result in 30 dead and 151 injured, mostly security

More dead and injured in Sinai
Four security personnel dead and at least ten injured in the latest attacks on security forces

Militants strike Sinai security targets
Unknown assailants attack police forces three times on Saturday, leaving one injured

Three injured in Sinai attacks
Seven checkpoints attacked during Iftar time in Sheikh Zuweid

Sinai responds to Al-Sisi’s call
Two dead and eight injured in the latest attacks in Sinai

Hamas denies presence in Sinai amid attacks
Two dead and at least seven injured in recent attacks in Sinai

Bloody Sunday night in Sinai
Militant attack 11 security headquarters and checkpoints in Al-Arish and Rafah, killing six and wounding eight

Army uncovers fuel smuggling in Sinai tunnels
Hundreds attempt to cross the Rafah border through tunnels

Hamas contacts Egyptian intelligence
Hamas calls on the Egyptian intelligence to take steps to help Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

Sinai checkpoint attacked
Armed assailants attack power plant checkpoint in Rafah

Sinai attacks continue
Military tightens security after attacks on Al-Arish, Sheikh Zoueid and Rafah

Rafah border crossing partially reopened
Crossing was closed for several days after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi

Conflicting accounts of Sinai checkpoint storming
Accounts differ as to the sequence of events leading to the incident at Sheikh Zuweid checkpoint, which involved a firefight with army, killing one girl

Security checkpoint in Sheikh Zewaid attacked
Unknown assailants open fire near Second Field Army commander

Attacks continue in Sinai
Two dead and six injured in attacks on central security camp and two checkpoints

Army arrests 11 in Sinai attacks
One dead and four injured in attacks on security checkpoints and civil defence departments

Human Rights organisation warns of Gaza humanitarian crisis
The Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights alarmed by Gaza’s humanitarian conditions

Wave of armed attacks in Sinai
The attacks have mainly targeted security checkpoints and headquarters, leaving one soldier dead and several injured

Egyptian militants attack police, military in Sinai
Militants also attacked a military intelligence building in the border town of Rafah, witnesses said.
Alleged spy network in court
The case has cast a shadow on the citizens of Sinai, with the region’s political parties rejecting the actions of those accused, pointing out the history of those in the region who have long stood up to defend Egypt.

Administrative Judiciary refuses jurisdiction regarding Shura cases
The judiciary does not have the authority to rule on cases challenging Shura rulings

Rafah border crossing reopens
Border security members end their sit-in upon news of the release of the seven hostages

Update: Hamas increases presence along Egyptian border
Tunnels along the Gaza border with Egypt are closed by the Palestinian organisation in response to the kidnapping in Sinai

Police officers strike in solidarity with abducted personnel
Police officers demand a speedy resolution to the hostage crisis in the Sinai Peninsula

Sinai CSF camp attacked by unidentified gunmen
Unknown gunmen attack a Central Security Forces camp in Sinai amid hostage crisis

Hamas declares border a ‘closed military zone’
Tunnels along the Gaza border with Egypt are closed by the Palestinian organisation

Egypt faces widespread unrest
People across Egypt are voicing their displeasure with the current government

EOHR: The abduction of soldiers in Sinai is an act of terrorism
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights called for “quick and immediate intervention”