Egypt

Dalia Ziada condemned the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 but then faced a wave of threats and criticism at home and had to flee to the US.

Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa said 3.6 million tourists visited in the October-December 2023 period.

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Israel had been "thwarting" efforts to conclude a ceasefire deal.

Escapees include nephews and nieces of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and according to the list obtained by N12, the children of Sinwar's sister were smuggled through the Rafah crossing only recently.

Sudanese senior advisor says that Iran wants to build a naval base on their land and offers a helicopter carrier as payment. Sudan rejects the offer in fear of the US and Israel's response.

Israel has said it is ready to accept a temporary halt to fighting during a hostage, prisoner swap, but Israeli PM Netanyahu has said the military campaign should continue until "total victory".

"Insanity is to repeat the same action and expect a different result. But apparently the Netanyahu government hasn't heard this."

A proposed deal from the start of Ramadan on March 10 and 11 includes a 40-day pause in all military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages at a ratio of 10 to one.

As part of its collection marking fifty years since the Yom Kippur War, the National Archives of Israel has detailed the role of US Sec. of State Henry Kissinger in the Israel-Syria negotiations.

US President Joe Biden discussed tragic incident in northern Gaza with Qatari and Egyptian leaders. Call for a ceasefire and underscore that the release of the remaining hostages.