Israel Egypt border

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

The two are expected to be charged under the new offense of violating the state's sovereignty at the borders, an offense never before used in the Southern District.

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

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

IDF's new strategy: All borders must have buffer zones, defense achieved through offense


Israel advises citizens in Egypt's Sinai to leave, cites attack risk

Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1978 and the eastern coast of the peninsula is a popular international tourist destination.

The sunrise is seen from the summit of Mount Moses, near the city of Saint Catherine, in the Sinai Peninsula

Jump in time: The maritime bridge to the East

A look at the Suez Canal, one of the most important engineering projects of the 19th century.

Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi

Egypt finds five dead Sudanese migrants near Israel border

11 migrants were also wounded by what the security sources say were gunmen.

The border fence between Israel and Egypt along Highway 12

Israel closes crossings with Egypt, Gaza, following ISIS Sinai terror attacks

Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, claimed responsibility for the attacks killing 30; Israel closed border crossings as precaution.

Alleged picture of today's Sinai attacks surfaces on social media

Sinai blast kills 6 Egyptian soldiers in stronghold of ISIS-linked terrorists

Egyptian terror group Sinai Province claims responsibility for attack.

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