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Egyptian intelligence chief visited Israel days before Oct. 7 to issue security warning - report

The PMO rejected the allegations, saying the report "was denied at the time and is being recycled to manipulate the Israeli public."

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel, June 30, 2021.
Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.

Beyond Sinai: The Clause That Turned "the Enemy" Into a Name

A peace treaty provision preserving enemy war memorials offers a powerful lesson: peace begins when we stop seeing people across a border as abstractions or enemies, and remember their humanity.

|ByANAT VIDOR, WORLD WIZO
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt’s dangerous pressure game against Israel - opinion

Cairo’s live-fire drills near the Israeli border come as Egypt faces economic pressure, Red Sea instability, and growing questions over President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regional strategy.

|ByDR. EDY COHEN
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN

These women are the first IDF tank crew preventing drug smuggling along Egyptian border

Meet the 10 women making history operation Israel's first female tank crew along the Egyptian border, preventing drug smuggling.

JUNE 25, 2024ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF female combat soldiers.

Egypt’s policy of dualism: Cooperating with Israel while spreading anti-Israel messages - opinion

On one hand, Egypt signed a peace agreement with Israel and strives to create trade routes and cooperation with the US, on the other, it feeds the Egyptian public especially anti-Israel messages.

JUNE 4, 2024ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
THE RAFAH border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip: It is evident from Cairo’s sharp reactions to Israel’s determination to operate in Rafah, that it was completely disinterested in exposing tunnels crossing from the Gaza Strip to its territory, the writer says.

Egypt’s relationship with Hamas: What does history tell us? - analysis

October 7 deeply impacted Egypt, however, Cairo has not appeared to excoriate Hamas for the attack, leaving questions about how this all transpired.

MAY 21, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency.

Egyptian president: Israel deviously shirking ceasefire efforts

Egypt has condemned Israel's seizure of the crossing and closed the passageway to goods on its side.

MAY 16, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
(L-R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli-Egyptian tensions rise over closed Rafah crossing

Foreign Minister Israel Katz has spoken with his German and British counterparts, urging them to pressure Egypt to allow trucks with humanitarian aid to pass into Gaza.

MAY 14, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a press conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Tahrir Palace,

US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report

Israel allegedly obtained approval for an operation in Rafah as long as it doesn't strike Iran, according to Qatari reports.

APRIL 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians gather near a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 9, 2024

Egypt building border wall as Israel assaults Rafah - WSJ

The wall, which is set to span 8 square miles, is being developed as Egyptian officials fear refugees from Gaza will flood into the country after Israel removes Hamas from power.

FEBRUARY 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DISPLACED PALESTINIANS shelter at the border with Egypt, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Egypt says Smotrich sabotaging talks, as Israel weighs sending team to Cairo

Both Egypt and Qatar have acted as a mediator for the deal.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionist Party, is seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

Reflecting on Israel-Egypt relations - opinion

This strategic dialogue with Egypt must be institutionalized, with very senior representation on behalf of the Israeli government, accompanied with experts on Arab culture and language.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, last month.

'Hamas's hands are covered in Egypt's blood,' says Egyptian ex-MP

"The people of Gaza are paying the price for Hamas's stupidity."

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE
Tawfik Okasha