Cairo

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities marked the completion of multi-year renovations to the 14th-century Altunbugha al-Maridani mosque, funded by the EU and the Aga Khan Foundation.

The war cabinet met for four hours on Wednesday night.

Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas member turned informant, warns against Hamas' ceasefire offer, advising Israel to demand hostages' release before agreeing.

Burns’s emergency meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani in Doha is “aimed at exerting maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas to continue negotiating," an official briefed on the talks.

In their second day of truce talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war.

Gaza deal not secure yet • Hamas delegation in Cairo for hostage deal talks • IDF strikes targets in Gaza • IDF kills terror cell in Tulkarm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opted not to send a delegation without consulting with war cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot.

Hamas sends delegates to Cairo for ceasefire talks amid CIA Director's visit. Egypt mediates discussions, seeking truce amid escalating tensions in Gaza.

The ambassador stressed that residency permits would only be for legal and humanitarian purposes, adding that those who arrived since the war began on October 7 had no plans to settle in Egypt.

The team used strategic transportation tactics to provide civilians with aid that included ready-to-eat family food kits, beans, rice, flour, hygiene essentials, and other basic necessities.