Setting the Southern Border

Great Britain wanted to change the border with the Ottoman Empire, under strong German influence, to push the Ottomans further from the Suez Canal. In 1892, the Turks agreed to allow Egyptian guard stations near the Gulf of Eilat. In April of 1906, the Turks were pressed to set the border between Aqaba and Rafah. They proposed a compromise at El Arish but finally gave in to British pressure. The firm stand of the commander of the Turkish police station at Um Rashrash (today, Eilat) changed the border from Aqaba to Taba, now the agreed frontier of Israel and Egypt.

IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons storage facility

by | Dec 4, 2023 | ,

<p>In response to mortar shell launches toward an IDF post in the area of Arab al-Aramshe, IDF soldiers struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in Lebanese territory a short while ago.</p><p>In addition, a number of launches toward Tel Hai,...

Cloud security co Wiz buys Israeli startup Rafft

by | Dec 4, 2023 |

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