Posts Tagged: Egypt Sinai Peninsula
Israel Conducting Drone Strikes in Sinai With Egypt’s Permission, Former Israeli Official Says
A former senior Israel official said his country has conducted numerous drone attacks on militants in Sinai in recent years with Egypt’s blessing. He spoke...
Islamic State Threatens Israel With Global War
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group said in its newsletter this week that its “war against Israel will not be limited by geographical boundaries or...
ISIS Reportedly Planning to Attack Israel From Sinai
JNS.org - The Israeli military is concerned that the Islamic State terror group is planning a large-scale attack against Israel from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Germany’s Bild...
Israel Approves Egyptian-Saudi Deal on Red Sea Islands, Defense Minister Says
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said that Israel has signed off on a recent agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to exchange sovereignty of...
Egyptian Jets Using Israeli Airspace to Attack ISIS in Sinai
JNS.org - Egyptian Air Force planes have purportedly been using Israeli airspace to carry out attacks against Islamic State terrorist fighters in the Sinai Peninsula. According to...
Hamas Funds ISIS Sinai Branch; Receives Help Smuggling Weapons Into Gaza
JNS.org - The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas has reportedly been funding the Islamic State terror group’s branch in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in exchange for help with...
Egypt, Israel Reject Proposal to Reduce Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Sinai
JNS.org - Egypt and Israel refused to reduce the US-led peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula after the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) and some its...
Russia’s Security Chief Says Act of Terror Caused Plane Crash Over Sinai
Russia's security chief says an act of terror brought down the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. "Traces of...
Egypt ‘90% Sure’ Russian Plane Crash Caused by Bomb
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an...
British Suggest Russian Plane Over Sinai Brought Down by Explosion
JNS.org - The British government on Wednesday suggested that the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last weekend may have been brought down by...
Hillel Employee Killed in Russian Plane Crash
JNS.org - After the Airbus A321 plane carrying Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, one of...
Israeli Defense Minister Says IAF Combat Pilots Recently Trained With Arab Counterparts
Israeli fighter pilots recently trained with Arab counterparts in the United States, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Tuesday, referring to a joint exercise...
Investigation: ‘External Impact on Plane’ Caused Russian Airliner Crash in Sinai
Reuters reports that the plane was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call before it disappeared from radar,...
Egypt Launches ‘Major Operation’ Against ISIS in Sinai, Kills 29 Jihadists
Egypt's army said Tuesday it had launched a "major military operation" against the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 29 jihadists and leaving...
