February 18, 2014
6:01 pm

Hamas Deputy Foreign Minister Ghazi Hamad, at a press conference. (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Hamas denies correspondence with Israel

Deputy FM Ghazi Hamad says Times of Israel report ‘fabricated,’ no communication between Gaza PM Haniyeh and Netanyahu

By Aron Dónzis

February 18, 2014
10:39 am

Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas head sent message to Netanyahu asking for restraint

Intermediary Gershon Baskin confirms he was passed message by contact in room with Ismail Haniyeh, asking Israel to keep from escalating violence

By Avi Issacharoff

July 4, 2013
6:19 pm

Military special forces surround supporters of Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Iran lawmaker: Morsi erred by failing to control military

Comments by influential MP show Tehran’s disappointment at ouster of Islamist president

By Nasser Karimi

June 15, 2013
6:09 pm

Watchtower of the Egyptian army at the border with Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 19, 2013 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Egypt arrests man accused of spying for Israel

Local detained by police for allegedly working with Mossad since 2011

By Times of Israel staff

April 27, 2013
8:35 pm

Illustrative photo of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (center) during a meeting between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo, on February 23, 2012 (photo credit: Mohammed Al-Hums/Flash90)

Abbas begins talks to form national unity government

Both Fatah and Hamas will have to forgo key demands in order for reconciliation talks to succeed

By Times of Israel staff

April 22, 2013
1:41 pm

Egypt to offer new Hamas-Fatah compromise formula

Hamas will have to forgo PLO aspirations and Fatah to agree on a long-term unity government, Arabic daily reports

By Elhanan Miller

November 15, 2012
4:50 pm

Gershon Baskin (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

Israeli involved in talks with Hamas says Jabari supported long-term ceasefire

Gershon Baskin says that by killing Hamas military chief and launching wide operation, Israel has squandered its chance for calm in Gaza and destroyed its security coordination with Egypt

By Elhanan Miller

August 8, 2012
8:52 am

An Egyptian watchtower along the border on August 6, 2012. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90)

Egypt admits it ignored Israeli warnings of attack

Intelligence chief says no action taken because they didn’t believe a Muslim would kill another Muslim during break fast

By Stuart Winer

July 18, 2012
1:56 pm

Screenshot from the Egyptian Intelligence documentary (photo credit: screen capture Youtube)

Egyptian intelligence service releases documentary playing on anti-Israel sentiment

Airing of 40-minute film seen as effort to bolster image of an agency closely associated with Mubarak

By Aya Batrawy

March 13, 2012
10:28 pm

Egyptian intelligence officer dies in car accident near Gazan border

From the web Maan News: Lt.-Col. Khaled Abu al-Suoud was searching for Palestinians inside Egypt-Gaza smuggling tunnels

March 11, 2012
10:43 pm

‘Terror group was warned by Egypt of planned assassination’

Ynet reports Egyptian officials warned Popular Resistance Committees of Israel’s intention to take out leader al-Qaissi

By Michal Shmulovich

Topic: Egyptian intelligence