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A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive
8 months ago

A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive

NPR  

A timeline of events leading up to Israel's Rafah offensive Enlarge this image toggle caption Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images The Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Sponsor Message Oct. 21 The first aid trucks enter Gaza since the start of the war …

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Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — It was a warm handshake between the unlikeliest of statesmen, conducted under the beaming gaze of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Sunlight streamed through the trees at Camp David, Maryland, as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin solidified a landmark agreement that has allowed over 40 years of peace between Israel and Egypt. But now, …

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Israel prepares to evacuate Rafah ahead of ground invasion to 'defeat remaining Hamas battalions' - hours after Biden condemned the IDF's 'over the top' conduct
11 months ago

Israel prepares to evacuate Rafah ahead of ground invasion to 'defeat remaining Hamas battalions' - hours after Biden condemned the IDF's 'over the top' conduct

Daily Mail  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah to defeat the remaining Hamas battalions. Netanyahu made the announcement on Friday following international criticism of Israel's plan to invade the crowded town on Egypt's border A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment over Khan Yunis in …

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EU worried Israel might extend Gaza war to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt
11 months, 1 week ago

EU worried Israel might extend Gaza war to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt

Firstpost  

Expressing deep concern over reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gaza’s border with Egypt, the European Union on Saturday a cease-fire is agreed upon between Israel and Hamas otherwise the conflict will spread throughout the region. They claimed they were safe zones, but in fact what we see …

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The EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt
11 months, 1 week ago

The EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EU’s top diplomat warned that conflict is likely …

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Netanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave’s remaining border
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Netanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave’s remaining border

CNN  

CNN — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday – a move that would give Israel complete control over the Palestinian enclave’s access to the world. Israeli officials have not decided exactly how they would proceed with closing Gaza’s border with Egypt, according to Netanyahu, but doing so would signify a …

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Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception
1 year ago

Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception

LA Times  

Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But speaking to members of his Likud Party, he said he was determined to press ahead with Israel’s offensive, launched in response to an Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel that killed at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 240 …

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Israel-Gaza war: Egypt proposes an ambitious ceasefire, post-war plan, while Pope Francis uses Christmas message to condemn the war
1 year ago

Israel-Gaza war: Egypt proposes an ambitious ceasefire, post-war plan, while Pope Francis uses Christmas message to condemn the war

ABC  

Egypt has put forward an ambitious suggestion to end the Israel-Gaza war, proposing a ceasefire, a phased hostage release, and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Israel's War Cabinet, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will meet later Monday discuss the hostage situation, an Israeli official said. The Israeli …

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Israel-Hamas truce updates | Mediators Qatar, Egypt help resolve delay in hostages-prisoners swap
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas truce updates | Mediators Qatar, Egypt help resolve delay in hostages-prisoners swap

The Hindu  

Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners late Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, Qatari and Egyptian mediators said, after the militant group delayed the second round of swaps for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal. On the first day of the four-day ceasefire, Hamas released 24 …

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Israel-Hamas War: Trucks carrying desperately-needed humanitarian aid cross into Gaza from Rafah border
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas War: Trucks carrying desperately-needed humanitarian aid cross into Gaza from Rafah border

India TV News  

The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza finally opened to allow trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the conflict-torn Strip where Palestinians are in desperate need of food, water and fuel following Israel's complete siege. Over 200 trucks carrying roughly 3,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid for those deeply affected by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas were stationed at the …

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Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7 and began killing and abducting people. 1967 - 1993: ISRAEL Israel seized control of Gaza from Egypt during the 1967 Mideast war, when it also captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem — areas that remain under Israeli control. …

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What role could Egypt play in helping Palestinians trapped by the Israel-Gaza war? Rafah crossing could be the only escape
1 year, 2 months ago

What role could Egypt play in helping Palestinians trapped by the Israel-Gaza war? Rafah crossing could be the only escape

ABC  

With Israel warning residents in the north of Gaza to evacuate ahead of a planned ground invasion, Palestinians have been fleeing south — and all eyes are on its closest neighbour, Egypt, as a potential lifeline. Egypt had also blamed the Israeli government for "not taking a position on opening the Rafah crossing from the Gaza side" in the days …

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The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline
1 year, 2 months ago

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

NPR  

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline Enlarge this image toggle caption Hatem Ali/AP Hatem Ali/AP I've made dozens of reporting trips to the Gaza Strip, most always because something terrible was happening. It was November 2005, and the place was the Rafah border crossing, at the southern end of Gaza, the gateway to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Rafah …

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A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site in Alexandria
1 year, 3 months ago

A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site in Alexandria

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An Egyptian policeman opened fire Sunday on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, Israeli and Egyptian authorities said. A statement from Egypt’s Interior Ministry said that another person was wounded in the attack at the Pompey’s Pillar site in Alexandria. The ministry said in a statement that Israeli …

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Pentagon leak details reservations for support of Ukraine from U.S. allies Egypt, Israel and South Korea
1 year, 8 months ago

Pentagon leak details reservations for support of Ukraine from U.S. allies Egypt, Israel and South Korea

LA Times  

Federal agents arrest Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old IT specialist in the Air National Guard, at his home Thursday in Dighton, Mass. But newly leaked secret U.S. government documents provide details of how some close non-European allies have been reluctant to provide arms to Ukraine, and in the case of Egypt, even considered supplying rockets to Russia, because of competing interests …

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Israel, Egypt officials meet in bid to solidify Gaza ceasefire
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel, Egypt officials meet in bid to solidify Gaza ceasefire

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted Egypt’s intelligence chief and sent Israel’s Foreign Minister to Cairo on Sunday, amid efforts to build on a ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas a week ago that ended the worst violence in years. Palestinian officials put reconstruction costs at tens of millions of dollars from Israeli strikes in Gaza, where medical officials said 248 …

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From the Arab Spring to the Great March of Return
3 years, 10 months ago

From the Arab Spring to the Great March of Return

Al Jazeera  

When I reflect on my 35 years of living in besieged Gaza, I often think of the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011 as one of the happiest moments in my life. The Sykes-Picot Agreement had built up walls among Arabs and divided us politically, but the revolutionary winds of the Arab Spring brought them down. That day, Israel …

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