The August 2012 Sinai attack Attack occurred Presence on 5 August 2012 , when armed men ambushed Attack an Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula , killing Killing 16 soldiers and stealing Theft two armored cars , which they used Using to infiltrate Self_motion into Israel .

The attack Attack led to Causation sharp condemnations Judgment_communication from Israeli and Egyptian authorities .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed Expressing_publicly his condolences Judgment_communication for the Egyptian soldiers killed Killing , and praised Judgment_communication IDF troops for their preparedness and handling Resolve_problem of the attack Attack .

The aims Aiming were to regain Recovering Western control Control of the Suez Canal and to remove Removing Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , who had just nationalized the canal .

On 29 October , Israel invaded Attack the Egyptian Sinai .

The Egyptian forces were defeated Conquering , but they did block Hiding_objects the canal to all shipping .

The call Request for protests Self_motion had started Process_start in early July following and inspired Influence by the Egyptian Tamarod Movement that led to Causation the removal of President Mohamed Morsi .

It was fought Hostile_encounter in the Sinai Peninsula , north of the Great Bitter Lake and just east of the Suez Canal , near an Egyptian agricultural research Research station .

Accordingly , the Israelis attacked Attack Egyptian forces in and around the Chinese Farm .

Determined Deciding Egyptian resistance made Causation progress extremely slow Change_event_time for the Israelis , who suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses .

They were tasked Motion with clearing Removing anti-tank defenses for the armor , but they became Becoming pinned Placing down by heavy Egyptian fire Use_firearm .

The paratroopers drew Getting Egyptian attention long enough for the Israelis to move Motion bridging equipment Supply to the canal undetected .

Egyptian authorities also stated Statement that the militants received Receiving logistical support Supporting from Hamas .

The 2013 Egyptian coup Change_of_leadership d'état took place Process_start on 3 July 2013 .

Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to remove Removing the President of Egypt , Mohamed Morsi , from power and suspended Change_event_time the Egyptian constitution of 2012 .

Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to remove Removing the President of Egypt , Mohamed Morsi , from power and suspended Change_event_time the Egyptian constitution of 2012 .

The Manfalut railway accident occurred Coming_to_be on 17 November 2012 when a school bus , which was carrying Carry_goods about 70 school children between four and six years old , was hit Attack by a train on a rail crossing Motion_directional near Manfalut , Egypt , 350 km ( 230 miles ) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo .

The Egyptian minister of transportation , Mohammad Rashad Al Matini , and the head of the railways authority resigned Change_of_leadership after the accident .

The crossing Motion_directional worker , who was allegedly asleep , has been detained Arrest , and Ibrahim El-Zaafrani , the secretary-general of the relief Assistance committee of the Arab Doctors Union , said Telling that 10,000 Egyptian pounds ( about $ 1,600 ) will be awarded Award to families of the dead Death and 5,000 pounds ( about $ 800 ) to families of the injured Bodily_harm .

All ninety-one passengers and eight crew died Death in the accident , including six members of the Egyptian fencing team ( Osman Abdel Hafeez , Mohamed Ali Riad , Ahmed Sabry , et al . ) .

Saladin ultimately brought Bringing both the Egyptian and Syrian forces under his own control , and employed Employment them to reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the Crusader states and to recapture Conquering Jerusalem in 1187 .

The Sinai insurgency is an ongoing conflict Hostile_encounter in the Sinai Peninsula , Egypt , between Islamist militants and Egyptian security forces , which has included attacks Attack on civilians .

The insurgency began Process_start after the start Process_start of the Egyptian Crisis , which saw the overthrow Change_of_leadership of longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 .

The insurgency began Process_start after the start Process_start of the Egyptian Crisis , which saw the overthrow Change_of_leadership of longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 .

The insurgency began Process_start after the start Process_start of the Egyptian Crisis , which saw the overthrow Change_of_leadership of longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 .

The Egyptian authorities have attempted to restore Recovering their presence in the Sinai through both political and military measures .

In May 2013 , following an abduction Kidnapping of Egyptian officers , violence Violence in the Sinai surged once again .

Following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état , which resulted in Causation the ousting of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi , `` unprecedented clashes '' have occurred Coming_to_be .

Following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état , which resulted in Causation the ousting of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi , `` unprecedented clashes '' have occurred Coming_to_be .

The fallout suffered Bodily_harm by the locals as a result of the insurgency in Sinai ranges from militant operations and the state of insecurity to extensive military operations and the demolishing Destroying of hundreds of homes and evacuating Removing thousands of residents as Egyptian troops pressed Self_motion on to build Building a buffer zone meant to halt the smuggling Committing_crime of weapons and militants from and to the Gaza strip .

On 14 August 2013 , Egyptian security forces Military_operation and army under the command Control of general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi raided Attack two camps of protesters in Cairo : one at al-Nahda Square and a larger one at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square .

However , according to the Egyptian Health Ministry , 638 people were killed Killing on 14 August ( of which 595 were civilians and 43 police officers ) and at least 3,994 were injured Bodily_harm .

The total casualty count made Action 14 August the deadliest day in Egypt since the 2011 Egyptian revolution Change_of_leadership , which had toppled Change_of_leadership Morsi 's predecessor Hosni Mubarak .

The Peasants ' Revolt was a rebellion against Egyptian conscription and taxation policies in Palestine .

As part of Muhammad Ali 's modernization policies , Ibrahim Pasha , the Egyptian governor of the Levant , issued Statement conscription orders for a fifth of all Muslim males of fighting age .

However , the ultimate intention of the notables and rebel leaders was to force Request out the Egyptian army and reinstate Recovering Ottoman rule as a means of restoring the Ottoman-era standards that defined the relationship between the government and the governed .

These standards were made up of the religious laws , administrative codes and local norms and traditions that were disrupted Hindering by Egyptian reforms .

In May , Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced Expressing_publicly that the straits would be closed to Having_or_lacking_access Israeli vessels , and he mobilized Influence Egyptian forces along its border with Israel .

In May , Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced Expressing_publicly that the straits would be closed to Having_or_lacking_access Israeli vessels , and he mobilized Influence Egyptian forces along its border with Israel .

On 5 June , Israel launched a series of preemptive air strikes against Egyptian airfields , although there is some debate Communication concerning which side caused Causation the war .

The Egyptians were caught Self_motion by surprise , and nearly the entire Egyptian air force was destroyed Destroying with few Israeli losses , giving the Israelis air supremacy .

About an hour after the Israeli air attack , Cairo ordered Request the Egyptian commander of the Jordanian army to begin attacks Judgment_communication on Israel , telling the Jordanians that Egypt had repelled Defending the Israeli air strikes .

Israel had crippled Destroying the Egyptian , Syrian , and Jordanian militaries , having killed Killing more than 20,000 troops while losing Earnings_and_losses fewer than 1,000 .

Darius then began Process_start raising Causation a huge new army with which he meant to completely subjugate Greece ; however , in 486 BC , his Egyptian subjects revolted Change_of_leadership , indefinitely postponing Change_event_time any Greek expedition .

Large-scale conflicts Violence resulted Causation : the Syrian Civil War Military_operation ; the Iraqi insurgency Change_of_leadership and the following civil war Military_operation ; the Egyptian Crisis Influence , coup Change_of_leadership , and subsequent unrest Violence and insurgency Change_of_leadership ; the Libyan Civil War Military_operation ; and the Yemeni Crisis Influence and following civil war Military_operation .

The exodus Departing , constituting 'the biggest expulsion Escaping of the war ' , took place Process_start at the end of a truce period , when fighting Hostile_encounter resumed Process_start , prompting Causation Israel to try to improve Cause_to_make_progress its control Control over the Jerusalem road and its coastal route which were under pressure from the Jordanian Arab Legion , Egyptian and Palestinian forces .

The 2012–13 Egyptian protests Protest were part of a large scale popular uprising Protest in Egypt against then-President Mohamed Morsi .

The demonstrations Social_event were organized Arranging by Egyptian opposition organizations and individuals , mainly liberals , leftists , secularists and Christians .

Various political organizations supported Supporting the demonstrations Protest , including the Tamarod movement formed Coming_to_be by members of the Egyptian Movement for Change , which claimed to have collected Come_together 22 million signatures Sign_agreement calling for Morsi 's resignation Change_of_leadership .

In what the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters deemed a `` massacre , '' dozens were killed Killing during clashes Hostile_encounter between Morsi supporters and Egyptian soldiers .