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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 497

Egypt-Hamas relations

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
File - 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. (Photo by 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
Protesters lift placards during a rally for supporters and relatives of Israeli hostages who have been held by terrorists in Gaza since October 7, in Tel Aviv on December 23, 2023. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
December 24, 2023, 8:12 pm
Egypt submits proposal to free hostages, end war, form PA-Hamas government in Gaza
3-step plan would begin with a 2-week lull and release of 40 hostages, followed by formation of a technocratic Palestinian government, then release last captives and IDF pullout
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Illustrative: Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists stand guard as a Red Cross vehicle transports newly released hostages in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023. (Flash90)
December 21, 2023, 2:51 am
Hamas said to reject Israeli offer for 7-day truce in Gaza, release of 40 hostages
Egyptian officials tell Wall Street Journal that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are demanding Israel end military operations in Strip before they’ll discuss a potential deal
By ToI Staff
A convoy of trucks carrying aid supplies for Gaza from Egypt waits on the main Ismailia desert road, about 300 kilometers east of the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip, on the way to the Rafah crossing on October 16, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
October 16, 2023, 12:35 pm
Israel denies okaying ceasefire so Egypt crossing can open for aid, foreigners’ exit
IDF says Hamas still preventing Palestinian civilians from evacuating to southern part of Gaza Strip ahead of ground operation
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi speaks while meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 15, 2023, 6:37 pm
Egypt’s Sissi says Israel’s Gaza campaign has gone ‘beyond right to self-defense’
Meeting Blinken, Egyptian leader criticizes ‘collective punishment’ in Strip, falsely claims Egyptian Jews were never persecuted and resists accepting Palestinians to its territory
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (C) and military chiefs at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv for a security assessment on October 8, 2023. (GPO)
October 9, 2023, 11:26 am
Egypt intelligence official says Israel ignored repeated warnings of ‘something big’
Cairo official says Israel focused on West Bank instead of Gaza; Egypt’s spy chief said to warn PM of ‘terrible operation,’ Netanyahu denies it
By Agencies
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaking at a military academic college in Egypt, August 6, 2022. (Screengrab/YouTube)
August 6, 2022, 9:54 pm
Sissi says Egypt working to prevent Gaza violence from ‘getting out of control’
Cairo playing role of mediator in conflict, but both sides seem uninterested in bringing an end to escalation at this stage
By ToI Staff
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during the March of Flags near Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2022, 11:39 pm
Israel said to appeal to Hamas for calm ahead of tense flag parade in Jerusalem
Jerusalem reportedly sends messages to terror group via middlemen in Egypt and Qatar, warning that it is ready to strike Gaza should rocket fire target march again
By ToI Staff
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's Gaza chief, speaks during a meeting in Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (Mahmud Hamas/AFP)
May 7, 2022, 8:27 pm
Hamas vows suicide bombings, ‘unprecedented response’ if Israel targets its leaders
Terror group threatens ‘regional earthquake,’ massive rockets attacks if Sinwar, other leaders hit; Egypt reportedly mediating between Jerusalem, Gaza to prevent escalation
By ToI Staff
Masked Hamas members parade with Qassam rockets through the streets of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2021. (AP/Yousef Masoud)
April 16, 2022, 11:18 pm
Report: Egypt talked Hamas down from rocket fire after Temple Mount clashes
Israeli TV says Israel agreed to release those detained during Friday’s riots; no rockets were fired, but many Palestinians remain detained
By ToI Staff
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