10 soldiers, 15 militants killed in Egypt's Sinai raids: army

Three military officers and seven soldiers have been killed by a blast while the military raids killed 15 militants and arrested seven others in Egypt's Central Sinai area of North Sinai province, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Thursday.

At least 18 suspected extremists killed in airstrikes in Egypt's Sinai

At least 18 suspected extremists have been killed in recent days in airstrikes carried out by the Egyptian air force in the Sinai Peninsula, according to an Egyptian army statement released Saturday.

Egyptian authorities reopen Gaza crossing for 5 days

Egyptian authorities on Monday reopened the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Over 70 ISIS-linked militants killed by Egyptian air strikes in Sinai

Around 70 Islamic State militants were killed Sunday morning after Egypt's air force struck a number of outposts in the northern Sinai peninsula, according to local reports.

Egypt temporarily reopens border crossing with Gaza

Egypt announced it temporarily reopened the Rafah crossing for two days to allow Palestinians to enter or leave the Gaza Strip, and plans to do so a second time later this week.

Hamas delegation visits Egypt to square up key issues

A high-ranking Gaza-based Islamic Hamas movement delegation headed on Saturday to Cairo for talks with senior Egyptian security officials, a Palestinian source close to Hamas said.

Egypt’s Sisi orders opening of Gaza border crossing on 13,14 Feb

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered the opening of the Rafah border crossing, which links Egypt with Gaza, in both directions on 13 and 14 February, state news agency MENA reported on Friday.

Egypt bombs targets in northern Sinai, enters Gaza airspace (Palestinian media)

Local media in Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula reported Thursday morning that Egyptian airplanes had bombed targets in the north of the peninsula, close to the Rafah crossing into the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave.

Egypt's army kills 98 militants in Sinai

Egypt's army killed at least 98 militants Friday in a "major military operation" against the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said in a statement.

Egypt's army starts North Sinai Operation 'The Martyr's Right'; reports 29 'terrorists' killed

Egypt's army announced on television in the early hours Tuesday morning that it launched an extensive operation on Monday in the volatile North Sinai region to root out Islamist insurgents, reporting that the army killed 29 “terrorists.'

Tight controls on Rafah crossing leave Palestinians suffering

The Rafah crossing, Gaza’s only gateway to the world, has become a symbol of suffering and tragedy for tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip due to its frequent closures by Egypt.

Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza for four days

Egyptian authorities have opened the Rafah crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip, allowing Palestinians to travel in both directions for the first time in two months.

Israeli allows 620 trucks of construction, agricultural goods into besieged Gaza

Israel has allowed the passage of hundreds of trucks carrying goods into the Palestinian Gaza Strip through its Karam Abou-Salem border crossing, Ahram Arabic website reported on Sunday.

Egypt army kills 70 militants in Sinai in week-long raids. (64 others were arrested including two Palestinians)

The Egyptian military said on Sunday that 70 militants were killed in airstrikes and security raids in North Sinai last week.

Restive North Sinai is the epicenter of an Islamist insurgency that has killed hundreds of police and army forces since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was ousted by then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in July 2013 after mass protests against his one-year rule.

At least 20 killed, dozens wounded in North Sinai rocket attack (UPDATE 2)

At least 20 people, including civilians, were killed Thursday when a series of militant attacks, involving "car bombs" and mortar rounds, struck several army and police positions in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula, a local health ministry official has told state TV.

Thirty six others have been injured in the attacks in the town of Al-Arish, in North Sinai, where the army is battling an Islamist insurgency that has spiked since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt extends opening of Rafah border crossing (Egypt initially planned to open the border Sunday and Monday only)

Egyptian authorities announced on Monday the extension of the opening of Rafah border crossing for an additional day, after initially planning to open the border Sunday and Monday only.

On Sunday and Monday, 995 passed through the crossing; 614 entered Egypt while 381 left Egypt to Gaza.

Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing on Sunday. (The Rafah crossing is the only access point to the Gaza Strip not controlled by Israel)

Egypt is to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza tomorrow for the second time in two months to allow those stranded in Egypt to enter the Palestinian territory, officials said.

The Rafah crossing is the only access point to the Gaza Strip not controlled by Israel.

Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing. (The tragedy of the Gaza Strip populations due to the continuation of the closure of Rafah crossing point)

Egypt will reopen Rafah border crossing point with the Gaza Strip right after it finalizes military operations against terrorism in Sinai, a senior Palestinian official said on Sunday.

Jamal Shoubaki, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) ambassador in Cairo, told "Voice of Palestine" Radio that the Egyptian side informed the embassy that once operations in Sinai end, the crossing of Rafah will reopen.