Posts Tagged: Egypt Hamas
‘Die on Your Land as Martyrs’: Sunni Religious Authority Calls on Palestinians to Die in Gaza
One of the most respected religious authorities in Sunni Islam on Wednesday issued a statement calling for Palestinians in Gaza to "die on your land"...
Egypt Invites Israel, Hamas, PA for Long-Term Ceasefire Talks
i24 News – Egypt has invited Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas to Cairo for a summit to discuss a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Gaza,...
A Window of Opportunity in Egypt
JNS.org - After eight years, the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s director-general decided to keep Israeli embassy staff in Egypt over the weekend instead of returning them...
Egypt-Israel Cooperation Likely to Rise After Sinai Terror Attack
JNS.org - After terrorists killed more than 300 people during prayers at a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, experts say that weaknesses in the Arab...
With Sisi Preparing to Run for Second Term, Egypt Maintains a ‘Cold Peace’ With Israel
JNS.org - As an April 2018 election approaches in Egypt, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is preparing to run for a second term. Since he assumed office in June 2014,...
Anti-Semitism is Still a Problem in Egypt
JNS.org - As the Middle East grapples with the fallout of the so-called “Arab Spring” revolutions and the rise of terror groups like Islamic State, Arab...
‘Hamas’s Bin Laden’ Mohammed Al-Deif Lives Underground, Credited for Building Al-Qassam Brigades Into Military Force, Claims 25,000 Fighters
"Hamas's Osama Bin Laden," in the words of Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid, was born Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, in Khan Younes, in 1948, and is...
Egypt Says Truce is Near, Hamas Says ‘No Commitment’ to Ceasefire
Ynet - Egypt called on Friday for an immediate resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza and a return to the negotiating table, saying that only...
Deputy Editor of Egypt’s Al-Ahram Dies Just Weeks After Penning Controversial Article Supporting Netanyahu Against Hamas
Azza Sami, 51, Deputy Editor of Egypt's'Al Ahram newspaper, was reported to have died on Thursday while on vacation at an Egyptian resort. No further...
Hamas Spokesman: A Truce Means Preparing for the Next Battle (VIDEO)
Mushir Al Masri, a Hamas MP and media spokesman, told an Arabic-language television interviewer that Hamas has no intention of reaching a long-term truce or...
Egypt’s El-Sisi Says Would Respect Israel Treaty as President, Consider State Visit
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the former Egyptian Defense Minister who has resigned to run for president, said, if elected, he would respect his country's peace treaty...
U.S. Anti-Israel Activist Detained in Egypt While Trying to Enter Gaza
New York Times - Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the American protest group Code Pink, which opposes United States military actions, said Tuesday that she had...
Egypt and Israel Working Together in Sinai and Gaza to Fight Hamas
JNS.org - Israel and Egypt are working together to defeat Hamas in Gaza and in the Sinai Peninsula, according to reports. "Cooperation is growing tighter...
Report: Egypt to Withdraw Citizenship From Hamas Leaders, Palestinians
Reuters reports: After crushing the Muslim Brotherhood at home, Egypt's military rulers plan to undermine the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the neighboring Gaza Strip,...