July 4, 2017
6:43 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Mohammad Dahlan, left, leave a news conference in Egypt, in February 2007. (AP/Amr Nabil)

‘Three-state’ reality emerges as Hamas-Dahlan leadership takes shape in Gaza

Political reconciliation in Strip likely to defer war with Israel in short term, but lead to deadlier confrontation later

By Avi Issacharoff

July 4, 2017
4:05 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures after delivering a speech on the second day of the 7th Fatah Congress in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 30, 2016. (AFP/Abbas Momani)

Prodding Hamas, Abbas fires 6,145 PA employees in Gaza

Ramallah spokesperson says measure part of ‘national strategy’ to force terror group to cede control of Strip

By Dov Lieber

April 21, 2016
7:27 pm

Mourners attend a candlelight vigil for slain Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni in front of the Italian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Report: Italian killed in Egypt was held by police before disappearance

Egyptian sources claim Giulio Regeni was picked up by plainclothes officers, then transferred to state security services

By Times of Israel staff

January 25, 2016
10:39 am

Protesters chant slogans and wave revolutionary flags during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, December 28, 2012. (AP/Khalil Hamra)

Egypt intensifies crackdown ahead of Arab Spring anniversary

Security forces search 5,000 Cairo homes, round up pro-democracy activists and track social media

By Brian Rohan

June 11, 2015
7:53 pm

A Palestinian boy cleans debris near a training base of the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza City, after Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets on June 4, 2015, in response to Palestinian rocket fire. (AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)

Hamas threatens escalation if tit-for-tat airstrikes continue

Military wing warns Israeli reprisals for rocket fire will ‘change rules of game’

By Avi Issacharoff and Times of Israel staff

November 21, 2014
1:55 am

Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi sits in the defendant's cage during a court hearing in Cairo, Egypt, November 3, 2014. (AP/Mohammed al-Law, File)

Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for Morsi

State accuses ousted president of leaking classified documents and cooperating with enemy militant groups

By AP

September 22, 2014
3:09 pm

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

Palestinian reconciliation talks begin in Cairo

Rivals Fatah and Hamas in discussions at Egyptian intelligence HQ, ahead of Tuesday negotiations with Israel

By Hamza Hendawi

September 2, 2014
2:29 pm

Illustrative photo of a Palestinian man waving Egyptian and Palestinian flags. (photo credit: AP/Adel Hana)

High-level Egyptian delegation arrives in Ramallah

Team that managed Gazan ceasefire negotiations will now address Fatah-Hamas tensions

By Avi Issacharoff

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

Former 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

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

Topic: Egyptian intelligence

‘Three-state’ reality emerges as Hamas-Dahlan leadership takes shape in Gaza

Political reconciliation in Strip likely to defer war with Israel in short term, but lead to deadlier confrontation later

Prodding Hamas, Abbas fires 6,145 PA employees in Gaza

Ramallah spokesperson says measure part of ‘national strategy’ to force terror group to cede control of Strip

Report: Italian killed in Egypt was held by police before disappearance

Egyptian sources claim Giulio Regeni was picked up by plainclothes officers, then transferred to state security services

Egypt intensifies crackdown ahead of Arab Spring anniversary

Security forces search 5,000 Cairo homes, round up pro-democracy activists and track social media

Hamas threatens escalation if tit-for-tat airstrikes continue

Military wing warns Israeli reprisals for rocket fire will ‘change rules of game’

Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for Morsi

State accuses ousted president of leaking classified documents and cooperating with enemy militant groups

Palestinian reconciliation talks begin in Cairo

Rivals Fatah and Hamas in discussions at Egyptian intelligence HQ, ahead of Tuesday negotiations with Israel

High-level Egyptian delegation arrives in Ramallah

Team that managed Gazan ceasefire negotiations will now address Fatah-Hamas tensions

Hamas denies correspondence with Israel

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

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

Iran lawmaker: Morsi erred by failing to control military

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

Egypt arrests man accused of spying for Israel

Local detained by police for allegedly working with Mossad since 2011

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

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

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

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