15 hours ago · The ideal of remaining on one’s land despite threats of expulsion is at the heart of the Palestinians’ struggle and self-identity, and was on vivid display last week when hundreds of thousands returned to northern Gaza despite its near-total destruction.. Both Hamas and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which recognizes Israel and cooperates with it on security, have vehemently ...

2 days ago · For now, the process is a small-scale trial that lacks the formal involvement of Arab countries other than Egypt and Qatar, the two states mediating between Israel and Hamas. But some Israeli ...

Jan 17, 2025 · NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal.

3 days ago · Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip. Menu. Menu. World. SECTIONS. ... An Egyptian policeman stands in front of trucks of humanitarian aid at a parking point in Cairo, Egypt, as they wait to travel to cross the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan ...

4 days ago · Hamas gunmen released three more hostages and Israel freed more than 180 ... as sick and wounded people were allowed to leave Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing for the first time in ...

Oct 15, 2023 · Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza and perpetrated last week’s attack on Israel, counts Iran as its closest state ally. But the group has a long and complicated relationship with...

Oct 12, 2023 · Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas' deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said.

May 21, 2024 · The day before Hamas made their May 6 public announcement agreeing to the proposal, an Egyptian source told CNN that Egypt had received Hamas’ response and relayed it to the Israeli side.

Dec 12, 2023 · Egypt has rejected allowing an influx from Gaza, citing concerns about the displacement of Palestinians and regional security issues. But it's an option that Israel has apparently considered.

Oct 24, 2023 · Egypt’s history with Hamas is fraught. The Egyptian military has had an enduring interest in the Gaza Strip since it initially occupied it for almost two decades after Israel’s independence...