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Khaled Fawzi, center, head of the Egyptian Intelligence services, arrives with Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad, left, and Hamas' Saleh al-Arouri, right, before signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/ KHALED DESOUKI)
January 18, 2018, 5:26 pm
Egyptian president sacks intel chief, appoints replacement
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi assigns confidant Abbas Kamel to run intelligence service temporarily
By AP
Yahya Sinwar (R) the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
January 14, 2018, 1:24 pm
Latest tunnel strike puts Hamas leaders in a tough spot with Cairo
Group will have hard time explaining how it allowed -- or worse, ordered -- the construction of a passage giving Gaza terrorists access to Sinai
By Avi Issacharoff
An Egyptian security control tower near the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 13, 2014. (Photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
October 1, 2017, 5:44 pm
As Palestinian Authority moves into Gaza, Egypt intel generals visit enclave
Cairo spymaster Khaled Fawzi also reportedly to join trip timed to coincide with Monday's arrival of PA prime minister in Strip
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Mohammad Dahlan, left, leave a news conference in Egypt, in February 2007. (AP/Amr Nabil)
July 4, 2017, 6:43 pm
‘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
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)
July 4, 2017, 4:05 pm
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
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)
April 21, 2016, 7:27 pm
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 TOI staff
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)
January 25, 2016, 10:39 am
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
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)
June 11, 2015, 7:53 pm
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 TOI staff
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)
November 21, 2014, 1:55 am
Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for Morsi
State accuses ousted president of leaking classified documents and cooperating with enemy militant groups
By AP
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)
September 22, 2014, 3:09 pm
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
Illustrative photo of a Palestinian man waving Egyptian and Palestinian flags. (photo credit: AP/Adel Hana)
September 2, 2014, 2:29 pm
High-level Egyptian delegation arrives in Ramallah
Team that managed Gazan ceasefire negotiations will now address Fatah-Hamas tensions
By Avi Issacharoff
Hamas Deputy Foreign Minister Ghazi Hamad, at a press conference. (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
February 18, 2014, 6:01 pm
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
Former Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)
February 18, 2014, 10:39 am
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
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)
July 4, 2013, 6:19 pm
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
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)
June 15, 2013, 6:09 pm
Egypt arrests man accused of spying for Israel
Local detained by police for allegedly working with Mossad since 2011
By TOI staff
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