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Palestinian-Egyptian relations

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) chairs the eighth Fatah conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 14, 2026. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
May 16, 2026, 1:34 am
Backers of Abbas rival excluded from Fatah confab, despite Egypt’s push for inclusivity
After PA president gave non-committal response to visiting Egyptian official, members of Dahlan-led faction left out of major gathering where elections held for party’s top panels
By Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in the West Bank city Ramallah, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool via AP)
November 30, 2023, 8:25 pm
PA’s Abbas a ‘liability’ in planning for post-war Gaza, Arab officials say
PA president can’t be relied on to take over after Hamas, Arab diplomats tell ToI, highlighting Ramallah’s ineffective governance as a factor in its current weakened state
By Jacob Magid
In this January 17, 2018 photo, provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Cairo, Egypt (MENA via AP)
January 9, 2022, 4:17 pm
PA President Abbas arrives in Sharm el-Sheikh to meet Egypt’s Sissi
Palestinian and Egyptian leaders said set to discuss efforts to advance peace process with Israel, PA-Hamas reconciliation and attempts to rebuild parts of Gaza
By ToI Staff
Damage caused by an incendiary ballon that landed outside of a kindergarten in Sderot, August 17, 2020. (Israel Fire Department)
August 17, 2020, 5:57 pm
Balloon-borne device from Gaza starts fire outside Sderot kindergarten
Tensions on the rise in the south amid rocket and incendiary attacks from the Strip and Israeli retaliatory airstrikes and fishing restrictions
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO/ File)
June 29, 2020, 9:43 pm
Why Egypt is staying quiet on Israel’s West Bank annexation plan
Facing numerous crises at home and abroad, Cairo cannot afford to alienate Israel and the United States
By Aaron Boxerman
A truck loaded with supplies enters the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom Crossing on November 1, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 1, 2018, 11:06 pm
Defense minister orders stop to Gaza fuel shipments over fire balloons
Kerem Shalom crossing was partially reopened last week amid decline in border violence, but officials see new uptick in attacks
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Palestinian trucks seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing on March 22, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
July 24, 2018, 11:04 am
Israel partially reopens Gaza crossing amid reduction in fire balloon attacks
Gas and fuel being allowed into the Strip through Kerem Shalom, along with food and medicine, but commercial goods still blocked
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, center, meets with the IDF's top generals in the military's Tel Aviv headquarters, the Kirya, on July 23, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
July 23, 2018, 2:43 pm
Amid calm, Liberman says Israel remains girded for Gaza war
Defense minister maintains Israel not looking for another conflict in the Strip, says Hamas leadership to blame for ‘anything that happens going forward’
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minsiter Avigdor Liberman visits the Kerem Shalom Crossing on July 22, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
July 22, 2018, 12:15 pm
Liberman: Gaza crossing to reopen Tuesday if calm holds
Defense minister says Israel will tolerate ‘zero incendiary balloons, zero rockets or gunfire,’ after soldier killed on border by sniper fire
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a press conference with the French president, following a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Francois Mori)
March 20, 2018, 2:16 am
Burning all bridges, Abbas sets himself up for complete isolation
PA chief thinks Palestinians have nothing to lose in confrontation with a US administration that, he feels, has endorsed Israel’s positions. But it’s not only the US he’s taking on
By Khaled Abu Toameh
A view of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, under the control of the Palestinian Authority, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 18, 2017. (AFP/Said Khatib)
February 12, 2018, 8:45 pm
Palestinians appeal to Sissi to re-open Gaza crossing
Factions also call on president to order Egyptian army to stop harassing and humiliating Palestinian passengers at military checkpoints in Sinai
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Sharm el-Sheikh on November 6, 2017. (Thaer Ghanaim / Wafa)
December 11, 2017, 10:11 pm
Abbas, Sissi meet on coordinated response to Jerusalem move
PA president’s spokesperson says Ramallah will continue to consult with other Arab countries, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas poses for photographs at the European Parliament in Brussels on June 23, 2016. (Thierry Charlier/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
December 10, 2017, 8:55 pm
Abbas to Egypt for talks with Sissi on Trump move
Palestinian Authority leader heads to Cairo for bilateral summit on Jerusalem, with reports Jordan’s king may join them
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this July 22, 2015, file photo, provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobh, left, stand at attention at the Air Defense Academy in Alexandria, Egypt. (Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
October 21, 2016, 11:33 am
War on jihadist groups leaves Cairo caught between Sunni allies, Shiite powers
Its economy depends on Saudi Arabia, but its single-minded campaign against Islamic State pushes Egypt closer to Russia, Assad and Iran
By Hamza Hendawi
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
September 21, 2016, 5:07 am
At UN, Sissi urges Israel to ‘move toward peace’
Straying from his written speech, Egyptian president says he sees ‘a real opportunity to write a bright page in the history of our region’
By AP and AFP
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