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Hamas · EgyptA delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ongoing cease-fire talks with Israel while an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war. Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal — Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating while Israel insists it will launch an offensive into Rafah, the territory’s southernmost city. The stakes are high to find a halt to the nearly seven-months-long war. More than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering in the city of Rafah, along the border with Egypt, many having fled northern Gaza where a top U.N. official says there is now a full-blown famine.See the Story
Egypt media cite progress in truce talks as Israel downplays chances of end to war with Hamas
68% Center coverage: 77 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · EgyptHamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza.See the Story
Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
44% Center coverage: 41 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · United StatesEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call on Monday from U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the latest developments in negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza and the dangers of a military escalation in Rafah, Egypt's presidency said.See the Story
US president holds separate calls with leaders from Qatar, Egypt over Gaza ceasefire talks
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
Middle East Politics · EgyptEgypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday.See the Story
Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · IsraelIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a date has been set for an Israeli invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians, without disclosing that date as a new round of ceasefire talks take place in Cairo.See the Story
Israel's Netanyahu says 'There is a date' for Rafah invasion
53% Center coverage: 145 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · United StatesPresident Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a cease-fire in the six-month-old war in Gaza.
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Biden urges Egypt, Qatar leaders to press Hamas to come to agreement for Israeli hostages in Gaza
50% Center coverage: 48 sources
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi · EgyptIn power for the past decade, the 69-year-old former army chief is set to remain president until 2030. Speaking before parliament, Sisi vowed to "remain faithful to my work, my eyes seeing only your interests and this country's".
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sworn in for third term
38% Center coverage: 32 sources