Eisenkot says jihadist group suffered hundreds of losses as a result of IDF strikes, in apparent reference to campaign in Egypt's Sinai Desert

Seven insurgents reportedly dead after attacking Egypt's forces; attack comes days after IS struck a water pumping station in the peninsula

Terror group says Abu Omar al-Ansari killed as Egyptian army launches new campaign in northern part of desert, with Israeli air support

No casualties in massive explosion in town of Bir al-Abd; attack comes as Egyptian troops and locals step up battle against terror insurgency in the area

Israel signs off on larger deployment of Egyptian troops near Rafah; move comes as Cairo becomes increasingly open about ties with Jerusalem

'Egypt has become... an oasis of security and stability in the region,' says President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

National Security Council changes warning level for southern peninsula -- home to popular resorts -- from highest possible alert to 'basic concrete threat'

Jihadists ambush a military checkpoint in the town of Sheikh Zuweid; sources say 3 attackers killed by security forces

2nd attack in area this week wounds 5 as Egyptian forces battle Islamic State-led insurgency near Israel's southern border

Explosives at checkpoints wound 10 in area home to Islamic State-led insurgency