• As more details emerge, key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about Gaza cease-fire proposal

    As more details emerge, key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about Gaza cease-fire proposal

    Aug 21, 2024 05:37 PM EST

    The challenges around the so-called bridging proposal appear to undermine the optimism for an imminent agreement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken carried into his latest Mideast visit this week.

  • Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt

    Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt

    Jul 12, 2024 01:53 PM EST

    ... hostage release in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday that Israel would send a delegation for further talks as U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators attempt to seal an agreement. Obstacles remain, however as Hamas insists that talks continue until a permanent cease-fire is reached ...

  • Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor near Rafah, along Gaza's border with Egypt

    Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor near Rafah, along Gaza's border with Egypt

    May 29, 2024 04:57 PM EST

    ... ordered civilians to evacuate. Israeli ground troops and tanks have been operating in eastern Rafah, in central parts of the city, and along the Gaza-Egypt border. The U.S. and other allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in Rafah, with the Biden administration saying this ...

  • Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal

    Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal

    May 06, 2024 04:53 PM EST

    UPDATE: Israel examining Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework differs from its offer CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the ...

  • Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress

    Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress

    May 02, 2024 04:55 PM EST

    ... it is feared would be a devastating assault on Rafah. WATCH: Israeli and Palestinian singers bring their hope for peace and justice to U.S. Egypt has been privately assuring Hamas that the deal will mean a total end to the war. But the Egyptian official said Hamas says the ...

  • Egypt delegation in Israel attempts to broker cease-fire agreement in Gaza

    Egypt delegation in Israel attempts to broker cease-fire agreement in Gaza

    Apr 26, 2024 04:07 PM EST

    ... well as the regional peace and security.” El-Sissi’s comments came in a phone call with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of The Netherlands, the Egyptian leader’s office said. Egypt has also said an attack on Rafah would violate the decades-old peace deal between Egypt and Israel. Illustrating ...

  • AP report: Biden asks Egypt and Qatar to urge Hamas on hostage deal

    AP report: Biden asks Egypt and Qatar to urge Hamas on hostage deal

    Apr 05, 2024 08:24 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a ...

  • The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt amid influx of migrants

    The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt amid influx of migrants

    Mar 29, 2024 08:59 PM EST

    ... Egypt — and the commission concedes that “human rights challenges in Egypt remain significant." Still, the EU's executive branch maintains that “the political leadership in Egypt has taken several steps putting greater emphasis on the importance of the respect for human rights” in recent years.Earlier this month, Egypt floated ...

  • WATCH: Blinken and Egyptian foreign minister hold briefing after talks about Gaza's future

    WATCH: Blinken and Egyptian foreign minister hold briefing after talks about Gaza's future

    Mar 21, 2024 06:59 PM EST

    In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his sixth urgent Mideast mission since the war began, Blinken said Wednesday that the “gaps are narrowing” in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over another cease-fire and hostage release that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent weeks trying ...

  • EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns over migration mount

    EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns over migration mount

    Mar 17, 2024 06:39 PM EST

    ... international rights groups over Egypt’s human rights record. Amnesty International urged European leaders not to be complicit with human rights violations taking place in Egypt. “EU leaders must ensure that the Egyptian authorities adopt clear benchmarks for human rights," said Eve Geddie, Amnesty International's head of the European ...