February 28, 2015
2:42 pm

Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Egyptian court rules all of Hamas a terror group

Month after Cairo outlawed military arm, political branch given same designation; Egypt continues to widen buffer zone with Gaza

By Times of Israel and AFP

February 27, 2015
7:12 pm

Egyptian Army personnel supervise the destruction of tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip at the border, near the town of Rafah, northern Sinai, Egypt, September 2013. (photo credit: AP/AP Television)

Gaza tunnel collapse kills senior Egyptian officer

Another high-ranking soldier injured after smuggling corridor linking Palestinian enclave to Sinai caves in

By Ashraf Sweilam

February 21, 2015
7:18 pm

IDF artillery seen preparing to return fire into southern Lebanon following a Hezbollah strike on an IDF patrol that killed two soldiers in the northern Mount Dov region along the Israel-Lebanon border, January 28, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson)

IDF denies it used controversial measure after Hezbollah attack

Lebanese newspaper alleges Israel implemented ‘Hannibal Protocol’ last month to prevent capture of soldiers

By Justin Jalil

February 21, 2015
2:15 pm

A file picture taken on January 29, 2015, shows Palestinian youth showing their skills during a graduation ceremony as part of a training camp run by the Hamas movement in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB)

Egyptian paper accuses Hamas of plotting Cairo coup

State-run al-Ahram claims terror group conspiring with Muslim Brotherhood to topple government within 3-5 years

By Itamar Sharon

February 13, 2015
10:25 am

Cindy (center), and Craig Corrie (right), the parents of Rachel Corrie, with their daughter Sarah in Jerusalem, August 2012 (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Dead US activist’s family slams Israeli court ruling

Supreme Court had upheld decision exempting army from paying damages since Rachel Corrie’s death occurred in a war zone

By AFP

February 6, 2015
8:05 pm

Gazans protest against Egypt ‘terror’ ruling

Hundreds gather outside Cairo mission, object to court decision to designate Hamas wing as terrorist group

By AFP

February 5, 2015
5:58 pm

Palestinian members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, at a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement’s creation, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on December 12, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Said Khatib)

Gaza terror groups condemn Egypt for anti-Hamas stance

Masked gunman calls on Cairo to halt measures against Palestinian people, so that ‘resistance factions’ can focus efforts against Israel

By Times of Israel staff and AP

January 31, 2015
8:01 pm

In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks in front of the state-run TV ahead of a military funeral for troops killed in an assault in the Sinai Peninsula, as he stands with army commanders in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 (photo credit: AP Photo/MENA, Mohammed Samaha)

Hamas says Egypt no longer a viable mediator with Israel

Source close to group repudiates Cairo after court deems armed wing terrorists; Sissi: Fight against terror will be long and hard

By Times of Israel staff, AP and AFP

January 31, 2015
2:16 pm

Egyptian court rules Hamas armed wing a terror group

Government claims Islamist organization cooperated with IS affiliate in coordinated Sinai attack that left over 30 dead

By Times of Israel and AFP

January 31, 2015
2:20 am

Egyptian families collect their belongings as they leave their houses during a military operation in the Egyptian city of Rafah, near the border with the southern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/STR)

A long war ahead of Egypt in Sinai

Thursday’s deadly attack in the peninsula highlighted extremist Islamist capabilities; el-Sissi may need years to root out the Jihadi threat

By Avi Issacharoff

January 31, 2015
12:27 am

An Egyptian member of the armed forces patrols outside al-Maza military airport where the bodies of the members of security forces, who were killed in northern Sinai province during an attack the day before, had been flown on January 30, 2015 in the capital Cairo. (photo credit: AFP/ Mohamed el-Shahed)

Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai after jihadists kill 30

Two children dead after troops flood restive peninsula following skirmishes with extremist groups

By Haitham el-Tabei

January 18, 2015
2:28 pm

Palestinians gather in front of the Rafah border crossing point between southern the Gaza Strip and Egypt to protest against the closure of the border. Many Palestinians who travel through Rafah are students heading to universities in Egypt or beyond, or people in need of medical treatment, January 16, 2015. (Photo credit: AFP/SAID KHATIB)

Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing for 3 days

Rafah terminal, which connects the coastal enclave to Sinai, was shut down following a string of terror attacks

By AFP

January 13, 2015
1:41 am

A Palestinian family walks on August 27, 2014, past the collapsed remains of a building in Shejaiya that was destroyed in fighting between Hamas and Israel. (photo credit: AFP/ROBERTO SCHMIDT)

AG says army’s anti-kidnapping protocol ‘balanced’

Weinstein says controversial Hannibal Protocol prohibits killing abducted soldiers to stop them being taken hostage

By Tamar Pileggi

January 10, 2015
12:31 pm

Palestinian boys watch sea gulls fly during a storm in the Al-Shatee refugee camp in Gaza City on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)

Two Palestinian babies die in Gaza freeze

Floods strike dozens of homes in southern Strip as winter storm ravages area

By AFP

January 6, 2015
10:40 am

An Egyptian army vehicle patrols along the border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in the divided border town of Rafah on November 4, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Mohamed El-Sherbeny)

Egypt to expand Gaza buffer zone to up to 2 kilometers

Hundreds of families in Rafah to be evicted as Cairo ramps up crackdown on arms smuggling to Islamists in the Sinai

By Avi Issacharoff

Topic: Rafah

Egyptian court rules all of Hamas a terror group

Month after Cairo outlawed military arm, political branch given same designation; Egypt continues to widen buffer zone with Gaza

Gaza tunnel collapse kills senior Egyptian officer

Another high-ranking soldier injured after smuggling corridor linking Palestinian enclave to Sinai caves in

IDF denies it used controversial measure after Hezbollah attack

Lebanese newspaper alleges Israel implemented ‘Hannibal Protocol’ last month to prevent capture of soldiers

Egyptian paper accuses Hamas of plotting Cairo coup

State-run al-Ahram claims terror group conspiring with Muslim Brotherhood to topple government within 3-5 years

Dead US activist’s family slams Israeli court ruling

Supreme Court had upheld decision exempting army from paying damages since Rachel Corrie’s death occurred in a war zone

Gazans protest against Egypt ‘terror’ ruling

Hundreds gather outside Cairo mission, object to court decision to designate Hamas wing as terrorist group

Gaza terror groups condemn Egypt for anti-Hamas stance

Masked gunman calls on Cairo to halt measures against Palestinian people, so that ‘resistance factions’ can focus efforts against Israel

Hamas says Egypt no longer a viable mediator with Israel

Source close to group repudiates Cairo after court deems armed wing terrorists; Sissi: Fight against terror will be long and hard

Egyptian court rules Hamas armed wing a terror group

Government claims Islamist organization cooperated with IS affiliate in coordinated Sinai attack that left over 30 dead

A long war ahead of Egypt in Sinai

Thursday’s deadly attack in the peninsula highlighted extremist Islamist capabilities; el-Sissi may need years to root out the Jihadi threat

Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai after jihadists kill 30

Two children dead after troops flood restive peninsula following skirmishes with extremist groups

Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing for 3 days

Rafah terminal, which connects the coastal enclave to Sinai, was shut down following a string of terror attacks

AG says army’s anti-kidnapping protocol ‘balanced’

Weinstein says controversial Hannibal Protocol prohibits killing abducted soldiers to stop them being taken hostage

Two Palestinian babies die in Gaza freeze

Floods strike dozens of homes in southern Strip as winter storm ravages area

Egypt to expand Gaza buffer zone to up to 2 kilometers

Hundreds of families in Rafah to be evicted as Cairo ramps up crackdown on arms smuggling to Islamists in the Sinai

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