The Israeli army published on Tuesday its investigation into the June 3 shooting incident at the Egyptian border, where an Egyptian border policeman killed three IDF soldiers on the Israeli side, revealing a series of operational errors on the part of the military units stationed at the scene.
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Israeli army gives green light to fire at any ‘suspicious’ Egyptian soldier following border shooting
The Israeli army has issued new, stricter instructions to its members serving at the border with Egypt to fire at any Egyptian soldier behaving suspiciously following this month’s deadly shooting which left three Israeli troops killed.
Egypt: Body of officer who killed three Israeli soldiers returned to Cairo
Israel has handed over to Egypt the remains of an Egyptian security officer who killed three Israeli soldiers and wounded two others in a rare exchange of fire on the border between the two countries, according to Israeli media reports.
Three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian officer killed in border clash
Three Israeli soldiers were killed on Saturday in a rare exchange of fire involving an Egyptian security officer near the border between the two countries.
Explosive Return: annual report on human rights abuses in Sinai 2021
The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights revealed in a report published on Monday the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in the towns of North Sinai. The most abuses, 35, took place in Bir al-Abd, followed by 24 in Sheikh Zuwayed, in addition to an increase in abuses against …
Egypt’s Remilitarized Sinai Is a Future Powder Keg
Egypt and Israel are undermining their peace treaty—and it needs to be stopped.
Israeli jet downs Egyptian drone near southern border
An Israeli air force jet has shot down an Egyptian drone over Mount Saggi in the southern region of the Naqab, near the border with Egypt, the occupation army announced on Wednesday.
Planned Israeli festivals in Egypt’s Sinai spark outrage
Israeli-organised twin dance festivals in the Sinai have sparked outrage in Egypt as they come just days before the anniversary of the end of the Jewish state’s occupation of the peninsula.
Egypt building new prison in Sinai with capacity to hold 20,000 inmates
Egypt’s interior ministry is currently building a new prison complex in Sinai, northeast of the country, enough to accommodate 20,000 inmates, according to a local media outlet.
Egypt’s historic Saint Catherine ‘destroyed’ by new development project
A development project in the ancient city of Saint Catherine in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been criticised by local residents who have accused authorities of disfiguring the city.