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Egypt Claims It Destroyed Hamas Tunnels, But Smuggling Continues

Israeli claims that terrorists are using cross-border tunnels between Egypt and Gaza to smuggle weapons into the strip are “baseless,” an Egyptian official said on January 23....

After Israel-Hamas war, Egyptian Copts face ambiguous future

For almost a decade, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has wanted to curb religious extremism and enhance the status of Christians in his country. In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7th attacks...

U.S. Airlift of Gaza Aid Arrives in Egypt

Latest Developments A U.S. military plane carrying more than 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid for Gaza landed in Egypt on November 28, the first of three American airlifts scheduled for the coming...

Jordan, UAE to Set Up Gaza Field Hospitals After Six Weeks of War

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are setting up the first field hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip to help wounded and sick Palestinians – those injured by the Hamas-Israel...

Gulf, France aid Gaza, Russia evacuates citizens

Nations continue to vow aid to the Gaza Strip, continuing to also evacuate citizens.

Shifa Neonatal Unit Evacuated, Egypt to Take Patients

The most vulnerable ward of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital was evacuated on November 19, as Israeli forces deepened searches for Hamas terrorist assets at the site. Al-Shifa administrators...

Israel’s Hunt for the Sinwar Brothers

Israel is hunting for its list of most wanted Hamas operatives in Gaza. The list includes Mohammed Deif, the shadowy figure behind all of Hamas’s military operations. Saleh Al-Arouri, whose mug shot...

10 Things to Know About Hamas Tunnels

The terrorist organization Hamas operates an extensive and sophisticated tunnel system to transport weapons, store supplies, and train operatives. The network zigzags for hundreds of miles under the Gaza...

Blinken Calls for “Pauses” in Gaza War

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered remarks on November 3 after arriving in Israel for the fourth time since October 7. In his speech, Blinken outlined three priorities:...

Egypt Opens Its Border to Gaza Wounded, Foreigners

Egypt opened up its border with the Gaza Strip on November 1 to admit wounded Palestinians and foreign passport-holders fleeing the Hamas-Israel war. Hundreds of people crossed the...

U.S. Seeks to Help Americans Leave Gaza

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN on October 29 that Washington is trying to secure “the safe passage of any American in Gaza who wants to leave.” U.S. authorities...

I’m an Egyptian American who studied in Israel: We can’t let Hamas kill peace along with the peacemakers

In the long litany of death notices that fill my Facebook feed — the friends and family of Israelis I met years ago as the lone Egyptian American studying at Tel Aviv University — one entry popped...

Hamas Tunnels to Egypt Played Key Role in Arming Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on October 26 that Hamas smuggled weapons and ammunition through tunnels under the Egypt-Gaza border in the runup to its October 7 attack....

Attacks on Egyptian Coast Suggest Gaza War Spillover

A drone and an unidentified projectile struck Egyptian towns on the Red Sea coast on October 27 in an apparent regional spillover of the Israel-Hamas war. Six people were injured...

How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran from Evading Sanctions and Financing Terror

Did Hamas just prove the Abraham Accords right? 

Four days after Hamas began its massacre of Israeli civilians, King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed his country’s parliament, telling lawmakers that Jordan’s “compass...

Egypt and Jordan Condemn Israeli Response to Hamas Massacre

Latest Developments Egypt and Jordan on October 21 condemned Israel’s military response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Speaking at a peace summit in Cairo, the leaders of both Arab nations denounced...

Egypt, Jordan, and Other Arab Governments Reject Gazan Refugees

Jordan’s King Abdullah announced on October 17 that Jordan and Egypt will not accept refugees from Gaza. “That is a red line,” he said. Israel has issued repeated calls for...

Israel war: Why wouldn’t Egypt want Gazan refugees?

As Israel prepares to invade Gaza to destroy the terrorist group Hamas, Jerusalem is calling on civilians living in the coastal enclave to seek refuge in Egypt. Cairo,...

10 Things to Know About Hamas

What is Hamas? Hamas is an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip. Hamas’ 1988 charter states: “Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and...