In a military onslaught the International Court of Justice hasruleda plausible case of genocide, Israel has so far killed over 29,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Now there are increasing fears Israel’s expected ground assault on Rafah could push civilians across the border into Egypt’s Si...
As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don’t take them in.
Gaza border: Why Egypt is building a steel underground wall; Reports from the Gaza border say that Egypt is building an underground wall as deep as 100 feet to stem smuggling in Hamas-controlled tunnels. But there are broader goals, too.(World)...
The Gaza Strip is a territory along the Mediterranean Sea sandwiched between Egypt and Israel. It stretches about 40 km long and 10 km wide. The Gaza Strip was initially under Egyptian control after the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948. Israel took control of Gaza in 1967 in the aftermath of ...
who was considered friendlier to Israel and the U.S. Hamas preempted the coup and took full control of Gaza in May 2007. In response, Israel and Egypt – with U.S. and European support –closed the border crossingsinto and out of the Gaza Strip andimposed a land, air and sea ...
IDF plan is the US one. From the outset of the war, Washington has strenuously opposed an Israeli conquest and occupation of Gaza. It has demanded that Israel only carry out limited attacks against Hamas strongholds and allow Hamas to retain its control over the international border with Egypt...
Like its predecessors, the latest visit was marked by lofty rhetoric, but little headway in resolving the Gaza crisis. WHAT DID BLINKEN DO? Blinken's shuttle diplomacy spanned Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and the West Bank, where he faced a complex regional landscape marked by escala...
With time the population of the strip knew that they were alone. The short stint that brought Mohammed Morsi to power in Egypt offered Gaza some hope and a respite, but it soon ended. The siege, after the overthrow of Morsi became tighter than ever before. ...
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages.
Aid still enters Gaza from Israel through the Kerem Shalom border crossing as well as from Egypt through theRafahcrossing. But Israel refuses to open two additional crossings, and where it does allow passage, aid groups say its inspectors routinely deny the entry of legitimat...