Tag: Egypt
Revised Egyptian textbooks feature ‘greatly improved’ attitudes towards Jews, Israel
Some 20 million Egyptian schoolchildren are studying from revised textbooks that seek to promote peace and tolerance, highlighting for the first time the historic Jewish presence in Egypt, according to a study released on...
Hamas hands hostage list to Egypt
The Hamas terrorist group in Gaza has given Egyptian authorities a list of hostages it is holding as interlocuters continue to push for a ceasefire agreement, the Saudi-based Al-Arabiya channel reported on Tuesday.
The list included names...
Doha dives back in as Trump seeks ceasefire before Jan. 20
Doha is no longer sitting on the sidelines of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, after suspending its involvement on Nov. 9, citing a lack of "good faith" on the interested parties' part.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's...
On petitions, hostages and hypocritical rabbis
More than 90 rabbis and cantors signed a letter this month to Israel’s prime minister, demanding that Israel cease firing at Hamas and release a large number of terrorists to gain the release of...
Reports of ‘near collapse’ of Cairo negotiations untrue, Kirby says
Discussions between Israel and Hamas in Cairo have been “constructive” and ongoing, and media reports of a “near collapse” of negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal are inaccurate, John Kirby told reporters...
Blinken speaks with top diplomats from Qatar, Egypt on regional tensions
The U.S. State Department reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Wednesday about the...
Israel is studying latest Hamas response to hostage deal, affirms PMO
The Israeli negotiating team has received Hamas’s proposed changes to the hostages-for-ceasefire framework outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden in May, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said late Wednesday.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt—the...
Egyptian soldier killed after IDF troops targeted at Gaza border
The Egyptian military opened fire at Israel Defense Forces troops stationed on the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing on Monday.
An exchange of fire followed, with one Egyptian soldier killed.
The IDF confirmed that...
Jewish businessman killed in Egypt, case construed as murder
A Jewish businessman with triple Israeli, Canadian and Russian citizenship was killed in the Alexandria region of northern Egypt, according to Arabic media reports on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya news website reported that local authorities were investigating...
Smotrich: Gov’t has ‘no right to exist’ if Rafah op canceled
The government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lose its legitimacy if it accepts the “humiliating surrender” proposed to Hamas during ongoing hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists negotiations, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday.
Axios reported on...