Hamas, Gaza and Egypt
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The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a “red line” and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt’s national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday.
Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Bader Abdelattay said on Monday that his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Cairo and joined talks on restarting ceasefire negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
CNN’s Becky Anderson went to the Rafah border crossing near Gaza, where the Egyptian Red Crescent showed her a warehouse full of medical supplies that were refused entry by Israel, just kilometers away from the Palestinians who desperately need them.
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Al-Monitor on MSNEgypt says displacment of Palestinians from Gaza City 'red line' as Gazans evacuate south
Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a "red line" in a Monday interview with CNN.
The companies operating Israel’s biggest gas field agreed to supply fuel worth $35 billion to Egypt over the next decade and a half, the latest sign of the North African country’s dependence on imports for the long haul.
Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 billion to supply gas to Egypt, NewMed , one of the partners in the field, said on Thursday.
Military official tells MEE Egyptian army is on ‘the highest state of alert we’ve seen in years’ as Israel prepares to occupy Gaza
Hamas said it has agreed to a deal proposed by Qatar and Egypt to pause the militant group’s war with Israel in Gaza, fueling optimism that a long-awaited breakthrough in negotiations could be close.