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Israeli, Egyptian senior officers discuss Gaza in Cairo meeting - report

Sources familiar with the details said the meetings were part of a “strategic dialogue” focusing on the two countries' common interests in the region.

JULY 10, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aerial photograph of Egypt's Octagon, July 5, 2026.

Should Israel be concerned about Egypt’s massive new ‘Octagon’ military command headquarters?

Egypt’s vast new command complex has drawn Israeli scrutiny, but security coordination, Gaza border interests, and the 1979 peace treaty still give both countries strong reasons to avoid a rupture.

JULY 8, 2026|ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Hamas official resigns in first step to dissolve Gaza gov't, source tells 'Post' it is insufficient

Gaza Board of Peace: 'Assessment will be guided by actions, not promises' • Hamas says move made to facilitate handover of administrative powers to technocratic committee

JULY 6, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN, AMIT AVITAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement carry their weapons during a military parade, in Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank, on November 4, 2022.

Fatah skips Cairo talks as Hamas delays Gaza disarmament

France 24’s Arabic service noted that many believe Fatah’s stretches of absence were due to the Democratic Reform Bloc’s participation.

JUNE 9, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Hamas in Cairo in advance of Sunday’s high-level summit on Gaza hostages

Talks are expected to continue at an anticipated high-level summit in Cairo on Sunday.

AUGUST 24, 2024BySAM HALPERN

Palestinians gather to check a building shortly after it was levelled by Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024.

Cairo hostage negotiations show progress, despite tepid atmosphere - report

According to senior officials familiar with the negotiations for the deal, a meeting held in Cairo led to progress in the parameters related to the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah crossing.

AUGUST 4, 2024ByANNA BARSKY

View of the Philadelphi Corridor between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on July 15, 2024.

Blackouts and extreme heat plague Egypt as government extends rolling electricity cuts

Amid extreme temperatures, the state-owned electricity company is struggling to meet the demand for electricity and air conditioning in a population of over 114 million.

JULY 1, 2024ByMINA NADER/THE MEDIA LINE, JACOB WIRTSCHAFTER/THE MEDIA LINE

The sun rises behind the Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, June 16, 2023.

Complex landscape awaits Gazan evacuees in Cairo

Around 100,000 Palestinians were able to evacuate Gaza and go into Egypt. However, Egypt’s notorious bureaucracy and severe economic crisis challenged the recent arrivals.

JUNE 3, 2024ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER/THE MEDIA LINE, AMR ABU ALI/THE MEDIA LINE

Children sit on top of belongings, as Palestinians prepare to evacuate, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Egypt unveils renovation of 14th-century Maridani mosque

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.

MAY 29, 2024ByREUTERS

View of the Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, dating from 1340 CE from the era of the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo, as Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to inaugurate the second phase of the restoration project on it, in Darb al-Ahmar, in Cairo, Egypt, May 29, 2024.

War cabinet tells negotiating team to continue talks for hostage deal

The war cabinet met for four hours on Wednesday night.

MAY 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Supporters of hostages take part in a protest calling for their release, in Tel Aviv

Son of Hamas founder: Hamas ceasefire proposal is a trap

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

MAY 6, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

CIA chief heads to Qatar, Israel to salvage Gaza hostage deal

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.

MAY 5, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Cairo talks continue but hopes for Gaza ceasefire appear slim

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.

MAY 5, 2024ByREUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sits with his delegation, in Cairo, Egypt, Februray 6, 2024.

Israel-Hamas war day 212: What's going on in Gaza?

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

MAY 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF