Egypt

Arab report:

Egypt agreed to delay withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor

Israeli withdrawal no longer a precondition for a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal with Hamas, report says.

Report:

Withdrawal from key corridor - decided in Biden-Netanyahu talks

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri calls US Pres. Joe Biden's belief that a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal is close 'delusional.'

Report:

Blinken to visit Israel as part of Middle East trip

Barak Ravid of Axios reports US Secretary of State Antony will visit Qatar, Egypt and Israel, but the trip is not yet final.

Qatar, Egypt, and the US:

'Time to conclude a ceasefire agreement'

Leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and the US call on Israel and Hamas to resume talks on August 15 on the proposed hostage release and ceasefire agreement.

Senior US official:

'The gaps are bridgeable, we don't have time to lose'

Senior US official speaks to reporters following call by the US, Egypt and Qatar for a summit next week to finalize a hostage release deal: There is an urgency to get this process back on track.

Egypt comments on documentation of large tunnel near Rafah

Egyptian Foreign Minister says after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart that it is necessary to continue intensive contacts to curb escalating tensions.

Egypt: We won't help defend against Iranian attack

Egypt working to reduce tensions, but won't be part of military axis against Iran, report says.

Arab countries to Iran:

Lower intensity of attack on Israel

Jordan, Egypt, working to calm regional tensions, urge Iran to tone down intensity of planned attacks on Israel.

Talks on hostage release deal:

Israel to send negotiating team to Rome next week

Egyptian source confirms an Egyptian security delegation will participate in a meeting in Rome on Sunday. Hamas said to reject Israel's proposals before they were even submitted.

Hamas:

No security inspections when residents of northern Gaza go home

Egypt insists Israel compromise on demand to control Philadelphi Corridor, Hamas insists Gazans returning to northern Gaza do so without security inspections, Reuters reports.

Egypt believes war in Gaza will continue until US elections

Fighting in Gaza may continue until end of 2024, steps should be taken to secure Egypt-Gaza border, Egyptian source says.

Egypt-Israel talks:

New proposal to allow IDF to withdraw from Philadelphi Corridor

Egypt, Israel, discuss electronic alternative to Israeli presence along Gaza-Egypt border - as part of ceasefire-prisoner swap talks. Prime Minister's Office: 'Fake news.'

Report: Egypt to present detailed vision for Philadelphi Corridor

Egypt open to smuggling-prevention obstacle on Gazan side of Rafah Crossing, worried escalation in fighting could topple negotiations, report says.

Hamas:

'We view the talks in a positive spirit'

Hamas says its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, held talks with the Qatari and Egyptian mediators on a possible ceasefire and hostage release deal.

Egypt does not agree to open the Rafah crossing

Senior Egyptian official says Egypt is adamant that the IDF must fully withdraw from the Palestinian Arab side of the Rafah crossing.

US national security adviser:

'Qatar and Egypt plan to talk with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire'

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells reporters that mediators for Qatar and Egypt plan to engage Hamas soon to see if there is a way to push ahead Biden's ceasefire proposal.

Tragedy in Sinai:

Three members of the same family killed in traffic accident

Couple and infant daughter killed while vacationing in Sinai, two additional children injured.

American pressure to open the Rafah crossing

The US is pressuring Egypt to allow the passage of a thousand humanitarian aid trucks through the Rafah crossing despite its opposition to Israeli control of the crossing.

Jordan's Foreign Minister:

'Israel will become more of a pariah state'

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi call on Israel to abide by Security Council resolution for plan to end the war in Gaza which has been rejected by Hamas.

Report:

Biden administration pushing allies to threaten Hamas

CNN report: Biden administration pushing allies in the Middle East to make specific threats to Hamas, as part of campaign to push the group toward accepting latest ceasefire and hostage proposal.

Report:

Egypt interested in Israel funding humanitarian aid to Gaza

Egyptian source says his government is 'not satisfied' with rate of humanitarian aid to Gaza, says Israel should be the one providing the aid.

Arab report: Israel to agree to prisoner swap deal

Prisoner swap deal could take effect next week, if all goes as planned; Egypt worries that Israel will refuse to commit to a ceasefire.

Hamas: No agreement on Rafah Crossing unless Israel withdraws

Hamas demanding Israel withdraw completely from Rafah Crossing, Egyptian source says talks aimed at 'pacifying Palestinians.'

Prisoner swap deal:

Hamas demanding US guarantees, clarity on ceasefire

Hamas will not agree to any prisoner swap deal which does not guarantee a permanent ceasefire, is demanding US provide guarantees that Israel will hold fire.

US, Egypt, Qatar call on Israel, Hamas to accept Biden ceasefire

State Department calls for both sides to accept ceasefire proposal outlined by president in speech in which he said 'it's time for this war to end.'

Israel not ruling out 'Palestinian' control of Rafah

Israel and Egypt to open Rafah Crossing in order to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza; Israeli security delegation to attend talks in Cairo.

US, Egypt and Israel to discuss Rafah crossing

White House to hold a trilateral meeting in Cairo next week to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing, reports Axios.

Report:

Egypt banking on Israeli internal pressure forcing a ceasefire

Egypt does not believe Israel is interested in ending the war, has proposals which will increase diplomatic pressure on Israel, Al Akhbar report says.

'Common voice on Palestinians'

China to host Arab leaders in Beijing

China will host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as well as a number of other Arab leaders as it continues to seek closer ties with Arab states.

Egyptian soldier killed in shootout with IDF

Egyptian soldiers fire on IDF troops in area of Rafah Crossing as tensions over Rafah operation escalate.

Israel discussing Rafah crossing with the US and Egypt

Israel is discussing the issue of operating the border crossing, which will probably be operated by Palestinian Arabs in the first stage.

In conversation with Biden:

Egyptian President agrees to release Gaza aid via Israel

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi agrees to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza to enter via Kerem Shalom crossing instead of Rafah crossing.

Near the Gaza-Egypt border:

Loaded and ready rocket launcher sites discovered

IDF discovers and destroys loaded and ready rocket launchers situated in Rafah along the Philadelphi Route near the Egyptian border.

'We were all duped'

Report: Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal

Sources tell CNN that Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on, scuttling a hostage release deal.

Arab states' condition for joining a multinational force in Gaza

Several Arab states say they would join a multinational force to control the Gaza Strip if Israel were to accept a two-state solution.

Foreign Minister Katz:

'Key to preventing humanitarian crisis in Gaza in Egypt's hands'

Israeli Foreign Minister says he is discussing need to pressure Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing with his British, German, and Italian counterparts.

Will Rafah operation harm ties with Egypt? Reports are conflicted

Egyptian source claims 'no plans to suspend ties' with Israel, as other reports say Cairo is weighing recalling ambassador from Tel Aviv.

Egypt joins South Africa's ICJ genocide suit against Israel

Egyptian Foreign Ministry adds its voice to attempt to charge Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice after IDF prepares for Rafah operation.

The Egyptian connection to Biden's threat

Egyptian source claims that the aggressive US position against Israel in the context of Rafah is partly related to Cairo's protest on the issue.

Egyptian terrorists:

Israeli businessman slain because he was a 'Mossad agent'

The Pioneers of Liberation - the Shaheed Muhammad Salah Group said Ziv Kipper was using his business dealings as a cover for his intelligence-gathering operation.

Authenticity investigated

Video showing murder of Israeli in Egypt published

Video posted online allegedly shows the murder of Israeli businessman Ziv Kipper in Egypt. The murderer is heard shooting and saying "Shalom from the children of Gaza".

Wife of murdered businessman:

Killing was due to 'nationalist reasons'

Oksana Kipper, wife of Ziv Kipper, the Israeli businessman who was murdered in Alexandria, Egypt, is certain that her husband was murdered on nationalistic grounds, because he was Jewish.

Egypt:

'Occupation of Rafah crossing will not harm peace agreement'

An Egyptian official said that Egypt does not believe that the existing circumstances would harm the peace agreement with Israel and, in particular, the security appendices of the agreement.

Report:

Jewish businessman murdered in Egypt

Jewish man with Israeli, Canadian, and Russian citizenship reportedly murdered in Alexandria.

Egyptian source:

Hamas fire on Kerem Shalom harmed talks for ceasefire

Egypt working to prevent escalation in tensions between Hamas and Israel, source says.

Amid hostage release deal talks:

CIA director arrives in Cairo

Earlier, Egyptian officials told The Wall Street Journal that Israel gave Hamas a week to agree to a ceasefire deal, or an invasion of Rafah will begin.

Report:

Egypt tells Hamas Rafah operation will be legitimate without deal

US, Egypt reportedly upping pressure on Hamas to accept hostage deal in order to prevent an Israeli operation in Rafah.

Egypt to Israel:

Freeze Rafah operation - in exchange for renewing hostage talks

New report: Egypt proposes one-year ceasefire in exchange for cessation of attacks on Israel - as precondition for restarting hostage talks.

Egypt pessimistic about humanitarian ceasefire

Officials in Egypt pessimistic about the possibility of declaring a humanitarian ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

The first day of Nissan - in Egypt

It is the first of Nissan in the year 2448 (1312 B.C.E.). Nine of the Ten Plagues have struck Egypt, and only the tenth, the Slaying of the Firstborn, the most devastating Plague of them all, is yet to come.

Jordan, France and Egypt:

'Ceasefire must be implemented without delay'

King Abdullah II of Jordan, French President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in op-ed for Washington Post: An operation in Rafah would have “dangerous consequences”.

Reports in Egypt:

Progress made in hostage release talks

Egyptian official says Hamas and Qatar's delegations left Cairo and will return within two days to agree on the terms of the final agreement, while the Israeli and the US. delegations will leave within a few hours.

Egypt:

Protesters who called to expel Israeli ambassador arrested

Egyptian authorities reportedly arrest 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian Arab protest in which they called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador.

Biden to Egypt and Qatar:

'Press Hamas to agree to hostage deal'

US President writes to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calls on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel.

Report:

US promised Egypt: No Rafah op before mid-May

Reports say Israel promised not to conduct Rafah ground operation before May, has changed its position on number, identities, of terrorists to be released in prisoner swap.

Egypt to thwart Israel's proposal for partial agreement in Gaza

An Egyptian official told an Arab newspaper that the Egyptian president is trying to thwart the Israeli attempt to reach a partial agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Qatar, Egypt welcome UNSC resolution on Gaza ceasefire

Qatar and Egypt, who have been mediating talks between Hamas and Israel, welcome resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan and calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas.

Report:

IDF to launch limited rescue operations in Rafah

Lebanese newspaper reports Israel has informed Egypt and received US approval for 'pinpoint' operations in Rafah to rescue hostages.

Report:

Israel demanding list of hostages still alive

Israel tells Qatar and Egypt there will be no more talks on hostage release deal, until Hamas provides a list of hostages who are still alive.

Report: Israel to present Egypt with Rafah plan

Israel ramping up dialogue with Egypt to prevent tensions over future Rafah operation.