A visit to Gaza reveals rubble, tunnels and new asphalt along Egypt…
WEB5 days ago · Netanyahu says a number of tunnels found in the corridor going under the border were used by Hamas to smuggle in weapons. Egypt says it sealed off all the tunnels on its side years ago. Rafah’s nearby district of Tel el-Sultan was a landscape of destruction, months into Israel’s offensive in the city.
Egypt won't accept security changes on Gaza border, foreign …
WEB9 hours ago · Egypt, which is a mediator in ceasefire talks, says Israel must withdraw and that a Palestinian presence needs to be restored at the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Gaza.
Egypt Faces Hard Choices After Israeli Seizure of Gaza’s Southern ...
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The Israeli military has said it advanced into the border zone in an attempt to choke off Hamas’s ability to smuggle munitions into Gaza through tunnels from Egypt.
Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to 'derail' talks for a ...
WEB6 hours ago · The United States, Egypt and other international partners are working for an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt nearly a year of war in Gaza and release hostages held by the militant group.
Egypt warns Israel of ‘dire repercussions’ over Rafah operation in Gaza
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Egypt could consider downgrading relations with Israel if it presses on with a military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah on the Egyptian border, an Egyptian official told CNN.
Walled site grows at Egypt border near Gaza - BBC
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Egypt has built more than 3km of wall in the past week in addition to further clearance of a large area next to its border with Gaza, BBC Verify has found. It comes after Israel warned it is...
Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt ...
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Israel’s military says it's seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt. The capture on Wednesday gives Israel control over a strip of land that it says is awash in smuggling tunnels that …
Blinken is heading back to the Middle East ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Tuesday for his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago, this one aimed partly at refining a proposal to present to Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire deal and release of hostages. Unlike in recent mediating missions, America’s top ...
Israel seizes Gaza's entire border with Egypt, presses with raids …
WEBCAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the country's military said on Wednesday, giving Israel effective...
Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite images show, as fears grow over Israel’s planned ground offensive in Rafah where...