CIA director Bill burns will travel to Europe in the next few days for a meeting with Mossad director David Barnea to try and revive Gaza hostage talks, U.S. and Israeli officials told. Qatari and Egyptian officials might also participate in the meeting
Head of the Egyptian State Information Service: Egypt has not stopped coordinating with Israel for the sake of Palestinian and Egyptian interests
Head of the Egyptian State Information Service: Egypt has specific constants regarding the Rafah crossing and refuses to give legitimacy to Israel's control over the Palestinian side.
Egyptian Defense Minister: The training missions of the armed forces provide a message of reassurance to the people of their "permanent combat readiness"
Egyptian Defense Minister: The armed forces are capable of confronting any challenges imposed on them
7 month agoIran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri talking during the ceremony for Iran’s late president and foreign minister
Egypt's respect for treaties does not prevent it from using "all scenarios to preserve its national security and the historical rights of Palestinians", Al Qahera News quoted a high-level, in a message to Israel
Al-Quds Brigades: We bombed with mortar shells a gathering of soldiers in Juhr al-Dik in the central Gaza Strip
The AP said Israeli authorities had shut down its live camera feed showing Gaza and seized its equipment in what it decried as an “abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcasters law.” The AP’s live feed provided a view of actions in Gaza, where no independent journalists are able to operate due to Israeli and Egyptian restrictions on entry
Egyptian Foreign Minister: The statements of the current Israeli government do not reflect its will towards peace
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We reject Israel's policy of distorting facts and disavowing responsibility regarding the Rafah crossing
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We call on Israel to allow aid to enter through the land crossings under its control
The Egyptian Foreign Minister denounces Israel's attempts to blame Egypt for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Israel is primarily responsible for the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip
Egypt is considering to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Israel over Rafah operation, Egyptian officials told WSJ
Egyptian Foreign Minister: There is a need to reach a ceasefire and exchange detainees in Gaza
Egyptian Foreign Minister: The crisis in Gaza and its repercussions in expanding its area in the region must be contained
Israeli Foreign Ministry: We are following up on the case of the murder of a Jewish businessman in Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We call on major countries to take a stronger stance to prevent Israel from storming Rafah
Hamas: We call on the United States and the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop the escalation in Rafah
Egypt says Israel operation in Rafah is a dangerous escalation which threatens on the ceasefire talks
The Israeli army: The forces took control of operations in the Gaza Strip from the Rafah border crossing with Egypt
7 month agoThe Israeli military confirms that its 401st Armored Brigade captured the Gazan side of Rafah Crossing this morning. The crossing with Egypt is now disconnected from the Salah a-Din road in eastern Rafah, which was separately captured by the Givati Brigade in the overnight offensive. In the overnight operation, some 20 gunmen were killed and troops located three "significant" tunnel shafts, according to the Israeli army
Israeli Army forces control the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing
Israel received the Hamas response to the Egyptian-Qatari proposal a few minutes ago and is examining it
In an official announcement, Hamas says its leader Ismail Haniyeh has accepted the Egyptian/Qatari proposal for a ceasefire
Egypt raises preparedness level in northern Sinai after start of Israeli operation in Rafah: Reuters, cites two security sources
Israeli Broadcasting Corporation: The Israeli Ministerial Council approved the broad outlines of the Egyptian initiative
Egyptian Foreign Minister: The Israeli behavior that rejects peace will drag the entire region under unprecedented threats
Egyptian official source: Positive progress in the truce negotiations in Gaza
