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Egypt-Hamas relations

Palestinians walking along a street surrounded by destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2026. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
June 1, 2026, 2:10 pm
Gaza mediators to resume Hamas disarmament talks in Egypt looking to unblock impasse
Arab diplomats tell ToI negotiators considering alternatives to initial framework for implementing Trump’s Gaza plan in bid to jumpstart process stalled by Hamas intransigence and Israeli ceasefire violations
By Jacob Magid
File: Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, speaking to Reuters after Qatar helped mediate a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, in Doha, Qatar, January 20, 2025. (Reuters/Imad Creidi)
September 2, 2025, 3:09 pm
After US cools on phased Gaza deal, senior Qatari official laments ‘moving goalposts’
Qatari PM’s aide says the offer that Arab mediators convinced Hamas to accept is 98% of what Witkoff proposed, before Israel began demanding new concessions that make deal impossible
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa addresses the United Nations General Assembly, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
July 30, 2025, 5:20 am
In 1st, entire Arab League condemns Oct. 7, urges Hamas to disarm, at 2-state confab
Declaration, also signed by EU and over a dozen countries, urges terror group to give up Gaza rule, free hostages; calls on Israel to end war, agree to Palestinian state, ‘right of return’
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Hamas terrorists carry their guns in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, ahead of the release of Israeli hostages on February 22, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
April 26, 2025, 3:20 am
Hamas says disarmament ‘not up for negotiation’ ahead of talks with Egyptian mediators
Member of terror group says delegation will meet Saturday in Cairo with Egyptian officials ‘to discuss Hamas’s vision for ending the war,’ after rejecting latest Israeli truce offer
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Tzvika Mor in an undated photo with his son Eitan, who is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2025, 3:04 pm
Netanyahu tells parents of hostage Israel is working on deal to free 10 captives
Hostages Forum, Tikva Forum say all hostages must be released in one go; Egyptian source says Hamas asked for more time to respond to latest hostage-truce proposal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and their supporters protest outside the home of Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in Jerusalem on April 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 14, 2025, 2:53 am
Hamas said willing to free a larger number of hostages under potential deal
Egyptian plan would reportedly include Cairo overseeing Hamas demilitarization, with US said to promise terror group a commitment Israel will join talks on ending war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Family of Israeli hostage Omri Miran hold an event celebrating his birthday while he is still in Hamas captivity, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on April 11, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 12, 2025, 2:30 am
Israel submits softened hostage deal offer as Hamas delegation heads to Cairo
Officials tell ToI that Israel slightly reduced the number of living hostages it is demanding but wants speedier releases; agreed to withdraw from recently captured areas, hold talks on permanent ceasefire
By Jacob Magid
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, left, US president Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the north lawn of the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel on March 26, 1979. (AP/ Bob Daugherty)
March 7, 2025, 8:22 am
Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: During Gaza War, cold peace with Egypt gets frostier
ToI’s diplomatic reporter on a history of conflict that evolved into a March 1979 peace accord, Egypt’s role as mediator and whether, if pressed, Israel is still militarily superior
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
File: Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, speaking to Reuters after Qatar helped mediate a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, in Doha, Qatar, January 20, 2025. (Reuters/Imad Creidi)
March 3, 2025, 1:12 pm
As Israel, US align on new hostage proposal, Qatar urges sticking to existing framework
In rare interview with Israeli media, top Qatari official tells ToI that it’s up to Palestinians to decide on Gaza postwar role for Hamas, even as calls for ousting terror group grow
By Jacob Magid
People walk past photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, December 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 5, 2024, 6:46 pm
Israeli official: Egypt has proposed hostage deal with extended truce, not end to war
Official says Israel open to discussing outline that has been handed to Hamas, in which ‘humanitarian’ category of hostages would be released, reportedly over 60 days
By Lazar Berman
Supporters and relatives of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since October lift placards during a rally to demand their release in Tel Aviv on August 3, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
August 7, 2024, 4:17 am
Netanyahu accused of undercutting Israeli credibility in Gaza truce talks
Officials say assurances to Qatar, Egypt and US made by security chiefs representing Jerusalem have been abandoned once the prime minister is consulted, gumming up negotiations
By Jacob Magid
People attend a protest march for hostages held in Gaza, marking 300 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, on August 1, 2024. (Pro-Democracy Movement/ Noam Amir)
August 5, 2024, 9:36 pm
Hostage talks on hold until after Iran response, replacement of Haniyeh — officials
Hamas expected to harden stances, but mediators still plan to try and advance negotiations, which were on verge of breakthrough before assassination, two sources tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
People walk past a large mural reading "Now" at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. June 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 5, 2024, 1:42 am
CIA chief returns to region to push hostage deal as Israel vows not to budge further
Hamas demands proposal make clear that deal will lead to end of war; US says ‘we just need to get a ceasefire’ and that terror group’s postwar role in Gaza can be ironed out later
By Jacob Magid
A handout released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in New York on September 18, 2017. (HO/AFP)
February 3, 2024, 7:15 am
Egypt expert warns: Israel cannot afford to take Cairo’s cooperation for granted
Researcher Mira Tzoreff says unlike Qatar, which thrives with Hamas in power, Israel and Egypt share a common goal – ridding Gaza of Hamas
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) walks alongside Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in Cairo on December 27, 2023. (Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
December 29, 2023, 6:42 pm
Senior Hamas delegation set to arrive in Cairo for Egypt-backed ceasefire talks
Egypt says it is awaiting responses to its proposed multi-stage plan to end the war, a day after Netanyahu hinted at progress in talks to free hostages
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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