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Israeli negotiation team expresses ‘cautious optimism’ amid ongoing hostage talks

The US mediated talks are expected to end next week

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A protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer waits to greet the Sultan of Oman at Number 10 Downing Street in London on August 6, 2024. Nearly a week of street riots across England have thrown up the first major crisis for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he marks one month since his landslide election win. Starmer enjoyed a smooth start after sweeping into Downing Street on July 5, taking to the world stage for several summits. But the tumult of the past week has punctured hopes of a prolonged honeymoon for the 61-year-old leader. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer reiterates appeal for ceasefire and release of hostages in call with Egypt’s president

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Bassem Youssef on the Theo Von Youtube show

Josh Kaplan

Bassem Youssef is not a satirist, he’s a dangerous conspiracy theorist

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Israel has announced plans to evacuate Gaza's southern city of Rafah where some 1.4 million internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering as the IDF prepares for a ground invasion. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

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Hamas says it accepts ceasefire deal with Israel

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People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes on April 07, 2024 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

Hamas rejects ceasefire offer in Cairo

By Andrew Bernard

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Street scene in Rafah, on the border between Gaza and Egypt (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt hosts secret talks on who will run Gaza after war

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Photographs of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, posted in Tel Aviv. Dec. 21, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

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Israel to let more aid into Gaza in exchange for hostages’ medicines

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Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage release talks

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned that “enemy prisoners will not be released except under the resistance’s conditions.”

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January 9, 2024 11:39

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 30: Israelis perform during a rally calling for the remaining hostages to be released outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 30, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel's PM Netanyahu announced an intensification of the fighting in Gaza whilst facing internal pressure to save hostages. Israel indicated 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken as hostages to Gaza during the October 7 attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials attend Egypt talks aimed at ending war in Gaza

Both groups have been holding separate talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo

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December 29, 2023 13:20

Egypt's president Abdul Fatah El-Sisi (Photo: Getty)

Al-shifa hospital: Premature babies transported from Gaza to Egypt for urgent treatment

The Palestinian Red Crescent helped to evacuate 28 infants to the Rafah Crossing

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November 20, 2023 13:12

Al-shifa hospital: Premature babies transported from Gaza to Egypt for urgent treatment

Egyptian President claims Jews have 'never faced persecution' in Egypt

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made the incorrect claim during a meeting in Cairo with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken

By Eliana Jordan

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October 16, 2023 15:58

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo on October 15, 2023. After Egypt Blinken will head back to Israel on October 16 for his second visit in less than a week following a tour of six Arab countries on the crisis with Hamas, the State Department said. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: Egypt thinks it won but fails to exploit the peace dividend

While other Middle Eastern countries forge more lucrative links with Israel, Egypt is stagnating

By Michael Sharnoff

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September 28, 2023 11:52

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: Egypt thinks it won but fails to exploit the peace dividend

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: How two IDF veterans coped on the front line

The pair were among tens of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed into battle when Egypt and Syria launched their surprise invasion in 1973

By Daniel Ben-David

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September 21, 2023 12:43

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: How two IDF veterans coped on the front line

Jewish model Shay Zanco 'kicked out' of Egypt hotel 'because she was Israeli'

The Israeli model was sightseeing after Travis Scott's concert was cancelled

By Richard Percival

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August 7, 2023 11:36

Jewish model Shay Zanco 'kicked out' of Egypt hotel 'because she was Israeli'

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By Anshel Pfeffer

Egypt is still key ally for Israel despite guard’s gun rampage

Despite the parlous state of its economy and society, it remains Israel’s most powerful neighbour

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June 8, 2023 10:51

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in New York, on September 18, 2017. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO ***HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES*** *** Local Caption *** øàù äîîùìä áðéîéï ðúðéäå ðôâù òí òáã àì-ôúàç à-ñéñé îöøéí

Netanyahu and El-Sisi argee joint investigation after Egypt attack killed three IDF soldiers

Both leaders also emphasised the importance of coordination

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June 6, 2023 11:04

Netanyahu and El-Sisi argee joint investigation after Egypt attack killed three IDF soldiers

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