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Global support for Egypt’s floundering Gaza ceasefire initiative
Egypt did not contact Hamas directly with ceasefire proposal, says Palestinian official
77% of Gaza deaths are civilians: UN body
Over 190 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli military operation
Bleak outlook for Egyptian ceasefire initiative as Gaza conflict continues
IDF resumes airstrikes after brief pause, rocket fire continues from Gaza
Gaza, the Gordian knot
Gaza___ the formula of a quick fix and hope for the best has failed. The simple fact that the recent war in the Gaza strip is the third in six years is enough proof of the futility of one lull after another. The civilians in Gaza cannot handle another dose of a pain remedy that eases …
Arab League demands protection for Gaza
Egypt and Kuwait coordinate ahead of emergency Arab League meeting in Cairo
Gaza situation ‘devastating and unpredictable’: UNRWA
Four thousand families flee to UNRWA facilities; Hamas’s military wing sends unmanned aircraft to Israel
UN Security Council calls for Gaza ceasefire
Diplomats discuss Gaza crisis calling for return to November 2012 ceasefire
Egypt urges international action after Gaza mediation stalls
Armed forces sends 500 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Gaza as air strikes continue
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel
‘Operation Protective Edge’ worst offensive since 2012
Gaza death toll expected to rise as Israel continues operation
Death toll continues to rise in Gaza
Israel bombs 50 targets in Gaza, considering a ground invasion of the strip
3 Israelis confess to Abu Khudeir murder
Egypt calls on Israel to “stop policy of revenge”, Netanyahu promises justice for murdered Palestinian teen
Hamas looks to Egypt to ease crisis
Call for Egypt to apply pressure on Israel to end “aggression”
Murder of Palestinian teen, Abu Khudeir, condemned
HRW describes Israeli military actions in the West Bank following the kidnap and murder of three Israelis as amounting to “collective punishment”
Foreign ministry encourages Israeli restraint
The ministry says that the Palestinian-Israeli situation is frail and that negotiations should resume
Rafah Border crossing reopened for 2 days for Palestinian Pilgrims
Leading figure in Hamas says many more need to cross, with situation in Gaza worse now than under Mubarak
Hamas chief says unaware who snatched Israeli teens
Meshaal said the Palestinian Authority should abandon security coordination with Israel.
Israeli troops kill 2 West Bankers in teen manhunt
Israel has seized on the opportunity presented by the operation to try to rupture a reconciliation agreement between Abbas and Hama infuriating Israel.
Israel troops kill 14-year-old in hunt for missing teens
Troops also wounded two Palestinians in a refugee camp just outside Jerusalem as clashes flared in the face of the massive military operation in which they have detained 330 Palestinians over the past week, medical sources said
Foreign Ministry warns Israel on military operations
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry warned its Israeli counterparts Thursday against ongoing military operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, citing concerns over the “repercussions of continuing Israeli military operations”. The operations come as part of Israel’s expanded search for three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, and have included air strikes, raids, and dozens of arrests of Palestinians. Israel …
Israel aims to break Hamas as hunt for youths intensifies
AFP – Israel stepped up efforts to crush Hamas in the West Bank on Tuesday as the hunt for three Israeli teenagers believed kidnapped by the Islamist movement entered its fifth day. Thousands of Israel troops engaged in the search for the youths turned their attention during the night to the northern West Bank city …
‘Unjust to focus’ on Rafah: Egyptian ambassador to Palestine
For the past 11 months, Egyptian authorities have repeatedly shut down the border crossing and it is estimated that thousands need to travel
Fahmy meets with Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo
Palestinian president in Cairo for Al-Sisi inauguration
Egyptian foreign ministry welcomes Palestinian unity government
MFA hails Hamas-Fatah agreement as “important step for the restoration of Palestinians’ legitimate rights”
Israel denies future Palestinian ministers West Bank entry
Gaza’s Islamist rulers and the Western-backed Palestine Liberation Organisation, which is dominated by Abbas’s secular Fatah party, signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in April to end years of rivalry.
Fahmy begins UK visit
Terrorism and Middle East peace process top foreign minister’s agenda in London
Joint Egypt-Palestine committee calls for end of ‘Israeli siege on Gaza’
This is the first time the committee has convened in nine years and comes ahead of talks at the level of the foreign ministers
Preparations for high-level Egypt-Palestine talks underway
Reconciliation efforts continue in Doha between Palestinian leaders
Hamas won’t recognise Israel, accept Quartet terms
AFP – Hamas will never recognise Israel and will not accept the conditions laid out by the Middle East peacemaking Quartet, according to the Islamist movement’s deputy leader. Speaking late on Saturday, Mussa Abu Marzuq said Hamas, which recently signed a reconciliation deal with the Western-backed Palestinian leadership in the occupied West Bank, would never …
Rafah border crossing opens for two days
Egyptian authorities open the crossing for humanitarian cases upon Palestine’s request