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 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 Suez Crisis , or the Second Arab–Israeli war , also called Name_conferral the tripartite aggression ( ) in the Arab world and Sinai War in Israel , was an invasion Attack of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel , followed Self_motion by the United Kingdom and France .

On 29 October , Israel invaded Attack the Egyptian Sinai .

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 .

Ansar Bait al-Maqdis , an Al-Qaeda-linked group in the Sinai Peninsula , released Statement an online statement Statement claiming Statement responsibility for the blast but the government sounded Change_sentiment determined Deciding that the Muslim Brotherhood was behind it and intensified Cause_change_of_strength its crackdown Attack on the organization Arranging .

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 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 Sinai insurgency initially consisted Cause_to_be_included of militants , largely composed of local Bedouin tribesmen , who exploited the chaotic situation in Egypt and weakened Cause_change_of_strength central authority to launch a series of attacks Attack on government forces in Sinai .

The Sinai insurgency initially consisted Cause_to_be_included of militants , largely composed of local Bedouin tribesmen , who exploited the chaotic situation in Egypt and weakened Cause_change_of_strength central authority to launch a series of attacks Attack on government forces in Sinai .

In 2014 , elements of the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis group pledged Commitment allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and proclaimed Statement themselves Sinai Province , and a part of ISIL .

Security officials say militants based in Libya have established Creating ties with the Sinai Province group and have blamed Judgment_communication the porous border and ongoing civil war for the increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in sophisticated weapons available to the Islamist groups .

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

Egypt launched Process_start two military operations , known as Operation Eagle in mid-2011 and then Operation Sinai in mid-2012 .

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

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 .

His Deputy for the Middle East Mick Mulroy said Communication that he spoke Telling to Minister Zaki extensively about their efforts in the Sinai and that it was clear they shared Communication the belief in the importance of a population-centric approach to the counter-terrorism effort , even if it takes Action longer to be successful .

Mulroy said Communication he saw Self_motion evidence of this during his visit Traveling to the Sinai where he spoke Telling to both senior and junior military leaders .

In 1956 , Israel invaded Attack the Sinai peninsula in Egypt , one objective being to re-open the Straits of Tiran which Egypt had blocked Hiding_objects to Israeli shipping since 1950 .

Simultaneously , the Israelis launched a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip and the Sinai , which again caught Self_motion the Egyptians by surprise , and Nasser ordered evacuation after some initial resistance .

Israeli forces rushed Self_motion westward in pursuit of the Egyptians , inflicted Causation heavy losses , and conquered Conquering the Sinai .

The Third Battle of Gaza was fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 1/2 November 1917 between British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I , and came Self_motion after the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) victory at the Battle of Beersheba had ended Process_end the Stalemate in Southern Palestine .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Romani was the last ground attack Attack of the Central Powers on the Suez Canal at the beginning Process_start of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the First World War Hostile_encounter .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between 3 and 5 August 1916 near the Egyptian town of Romani and the site of ancient Pelusium on the Sinai Peninsula , east of the Suez Canal .

This victory Getting by the 52nd ( Lowland ) Division and the Anzac Mounted Division of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) over a joint Collaboration Ottoman and German force Military_operation , which had marched Self_motion across the Sinai , marked Recording the end Process_end of the Defence of the Suez Canal campaign , also known as the `` Offensive zur Eroberung des Suezkanals '' and the `` İkinci Kanal Harekâtı '' , which had begun Process_start on 26 January 1915 .

The pursuit Motion by the Anzac Mounted Division , which ended Process_end at Bir el Abd on 12 August , began Process_start the Sinai and Palestine Campaign Military_operation .

Thereafter the Anzac Mounted Division supported Supporting by the Imperial Camel Brigade were on the offensive , pursuing Self_motion the German and Ottoman army many miles across the Sinai Peninsula , reversing Change in a most emphatic manner the defeat Earnings_and_losses suffered Bodily_harm at Katia three months earlier .

On 19 July the advance of a large German , Austrian and Ottoman force Military_operation across the northern Sinai was reported Reporting .

The occupation of the Jordan Valley by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) began Process_start in February 1918 during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

At the time , the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula , about northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish .

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser believed Know that only military initiative would compel Convincing Israel or the international community to facilitate Preventing_or_letting a full Israeli withdrawal Escaping from Sinai , and hostilities soon resumed Process_start along the Suez Canal .

These initially took Creating the form of limited Limiting artillery duels and small-scale incursions into Sinai , but by 1969 , the Egyptian Army judged itself prepared GetReady for larger-scale operations .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Magdhaba ( officially known Know by the British as the Affair of Magdhaba ) took place Process_start on 23 December 1916 during the Defence of Egypt section of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War .

The attack Attack by the Anzac Mounted Division took place Process_start against an entrenched Ottoman Army garrison to the south and east of Bir Lahfan in the Sinai desert , some inland from the Mediterranean coast .

Patrols and reconnaissances Scrutiny were carried out Military_operation by British forces , to protect the continuing construction of the railway and water pipeline and to deny Preventing_or_letting passage across the Sinai desert to the Ottoman forces by destroying Destroying water cisterns and wells .

The Rafah massacre occurred Coming_to_be on November 12 , 1956 , during Israel 's occupation of the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Protectorate following the Suez Crisis .

The Capture of Tiberias took place Process_start on 25 September 1918 during the Battle of Sharon which together with the Battle of Nablus formed Cause_to_amalgamate the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought Hostile_encounter between 19 and 25 September in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War .

The First Transjordan attack on Amman ( known to the British as the First Attack on Amman ) and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place Process_start between 21 March and 2 April 1918 , as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which occurred Presence after the Capture of Jericho in February and the Occupation of the Jordan Valley began Process_start , during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rafa , also known as the Action of Rafah , fought Hostile_encounter on 9 January 1917 , was the third and final Process_end battle Hostile_encounter to complete Process_end the recapture Conquering of the Sinai Peninsula by British forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign Military_operation of the First World War Military_operation .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rafa , also known as the Action of Rafah , fought Hostile_encounter on 9 January 1917 , was the third and final Process_end battle Hostile_encounter to complete Process_end the recapture Conquering of the Sinai Peninsula by British forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign Military_operation of the First World War Military_operation .

There were five main campaigns : the Sinai and Palestine Campaign , the Mesopotamian Campaign , the Caucasus Campaign , the Persian Campaign , and the Gallipoli Campaign .

The Capture of Wadi el Hesi and the associated Sausage Ridge , began Process_start during the evening of 7 November 1917 , was fiercely fought Hostile_encounter for during 8 November and not cleared Emptying until the early hours of 9 November , at the beginning Process_start of the pursuit phase of the Southern Palestine Offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I .

These operations took place Process_start during the Battle of Nablus , part of the Battle of Megiddo which began Process_start on 19 September in the final months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

Soon after , on 30 October , the Armistice of Mudros was signed Sign_agreement between the Allies and the Ottoman Empire , ending Process_end the Sinai and Palestine campaign .

The 10 months of fighting took place Process_start mostly on the territory of the British Mandate and in the Sinai Peninsula and southern Lebanon , interrupted Hindering by several truce periods .

It was carried out Military_operation by the Israel Border Police ( `` Magav '' ) , who killed Arab civilians returning from work during a curfew , imposed earlier in the day , on the eve of the Sinai war , of which they were unaware .

It entered Arriving airspace over the Sinai Peninsula ( then occupied by Israel ) , where it was intercepted by two Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs , and was shot down Use_firearm after several attempts from the Israeli fighter pilots to make Action the Libyan aircraft land .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Amman was fought Hostile_encounter on 25 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack Attack as part of the Battle of Nablus which together with the main Battle of Sharon form the major set Placing piece offensive known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of Megiddo of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I .

The war took place Process_start mostly in Sinai and the Golan—occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War—with some fighting in African Egypt and northern Israel .

Egypt 's initial war objective was to use Using its military to seize a foothold on the east bank of the Suez Canal and use this to negotiate the return of the rest of Sinai .