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Hamas position on disarmament to be determined this week, source tells 'Post'

During a recent Israeli security cabinet meeting, several ministers called for military action against central Gaza camps if Hamas refuses to disarm.

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.
Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Only IDF is capable of disarming Hamas, senior INSS researcher tells 'Post'

Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes part in a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at an airport in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025.

Egypt backs Saudi Arabia as Sisi condemns Iran attacks on Gulf states


Palestinian factions discuss future Gaza governance in closed-door Cairo meeting - Washington Post

A Fatah spokesperson mentioned the importance of Hamas feeling "involved in the political process" to prevent further radical manifestations of the terror group.

Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, October 13, 2025

Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

By opening the museum, Egypt was "writing a new chapter in the story of this ancient nation's present and future," Sisi said at the opening.

Tourists look at Pharaonic statues displayed at the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum during a partial trial in Giza, Egypt, October 15, 2024.

Egypt hopes vast new museum by the Pyramids will accelerate tourism revival

Officials believe the Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, alone could draw as many as 7 million additional visitors annually after it opens on Saturday.

Cars drive past the site of a new tourist walkway bridge project, which will connect the archaeological area of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), scheduled to officially open on November 1, 2025, following a partial opening last year, in Giza, Egypt, June 2, 202

Egypt takes lead in Gaza crisis, steering regional stabilization efforts - analysis

Egypt is taking the lead in Gaza's stabilization efforts, coordinating with global partners to ensure peace and aid delivery.

A staff member is seen at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

Hamas selects Amjad Shawa to head new Gaza board - KAN

Shawa's approval occurred during a meeting last week between Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and Egyptian intelligence in Cairo, according to KAN, though his official appointment depends on the US.

Amjad Shawa.

Palestinian terrorists released to luxury Cairo hotel alongside tourists - Daily Mail

Pictured alongside Western tourists, the Mail tracked down the 154 terrorists released to Egypt at the Marriott’s five-star Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel in Cairo.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

Three Qatari Foreign Ministry employees die in Sinai car crash

An Egyptian source revealed that though these were ministry employees, they were not participating in the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas, Maariv noted.

 The scene of a car crash near Lido junction, May 27, 2023.

Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Sharm el-Sheikh to join negotiations

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh as Israel, Hamas, and mediators discuss a potential ceasefire and hostage deal.

: Businessman and former Senior Advisor to the President Doanld Trump Jared Kushner (L) and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff chat on the tarmac on before First lady Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump on July 13, 2025 in Teterboro, New Jersey.

First round of hostage deal negotiations in Cairo positive, sources say - report

The first round of negotiations between the mediators and the Hamas terrorist organization delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh has ended, Qatari news outlet Al-Jazeera reported.

 Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023.

Trump peace plan will not be implemented until all hostages in Israel, Netanyahu tells Gvura Forum

Currently, there is no set deadline for the hostage release, although negotiations to finalize the plan are set to begin in Cairo on Monday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025