{"id":369017,"date":"2026-04-01T08:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/369017\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:04:15","slug":"egypts-taba-crossing-fee-hike-sparks-anger-in-israel-middle-east-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/369017\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s Taba crossing fee hike sparks anger in Israel \u2013 Middle East Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s decision to sharply increase fees at the Taba<\/a> border crossing has triggered widespread anger in Israel, with calls emerging for a boycott of travel to Egypt.<\/p>\n

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the fee on the Egyptian side of the crossing rose to $120 per person, marking a steep increase from $60 just days earlier and significantly higher than the $14-$25 range recorded late last year.<\/p>\n

The report described the increase as sudden and substantial, noting that the crossing \u2014 which links the Israeli city of Eilat with Egypt\u2019s Sinai Peninsula \u2014 had seen three successive fee hikes in a short period, rising from $25 to $60 in mid-March 2026 before reaching the current level on 28 March.<\/p>\n

Israeli travellers expressed frustration at the rising costs, particularly as the crossing has served as a key route for those seeking to leave the region amid ongoing tensions and disruptions to flights, including those from nearby Aqaba.<\/p>\n

The newspaper reported that the new fee had come as a shock to many travellers planning trips through Sinai, especially in the context of continued regional escalation and security concerns.<\/p>\n

The increase has prompted calls within Israel to boycott travel to Egypt, with reports of protests by travellers opposing the higher fees.<\/p>\n

The Taba crossing has historically been a major transit point for Israeli and foreign tourists heading to Sinai resorts or to connecting flights abroad, particularly during periods of instability affecting air travel.<\/p>\n

Separately, a recent security alert issued by the US Embassy in Cairo highlighted changing procedures at the crossing, noting that travellers are required to carry cash for exit fees and comply with updated entry and transit regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s decision to sharply increase fees at the Taba border crossing has triggered widespread anger in Israel, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-369017","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}