The Egyptian government's eagerness to stifle any public displays of discontent with their position on Israel's war on the Gaza Strip is well documented, but weeks after the war's ending one would assume the harsh treatment was over. That appears not to be the case...
Egypt to Hamas: Take Gaza Truce Before Likud Takes Over in Israel
The Egyptian government is reportedly pressing Hamas to hurry up and agree to a ceasefire with Israel's outgoing Kadima-led government before next month's elections. Several terms are yet to be agreed upon by both sides, but they have maintained a ceasefire for over a...
Hamas Accepts Cairo Ceasefire Proposal ‘In Principle’
The struggling Egyptian ceasefire effort for the Gaza Strip seems to have finally made some meaningful progress after a week of backdoor wrangling, as Hamas has accepted the deal "in principle," though they said they had reservations about some of the terms and were...
Four Wounded as Israeli Shrapnel Hits Egypt
When officials in the Israeli government said its ongoing war in the Gaza Strip was no longer about military goals but was about "pressuring Egypt" for better terms in its ongoing attempt to broker a ceasefire, it is unlikely the pressure was meant to be this direct....
Hamas: Ceasefire Could Be Reached in 48 Hours
Talks to settle on the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are set to begin tomorrow in Cairo, and Hamas seems quite optimistic. "In the light of all the diplomatic efforts ongoing right now, I am convinced we will succeed in finding a formula...
Rice: US ‘Pleased By’ Egypt-Proposed Truce
Condoleezza Rice, still Secretary of State for two more weeks, says the Bush Administration is "pleased by and wish to commend the statement of the president of Egypt" with regard to his government's proposal for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the...
Egypt Bars Gaza Protest, Arrests Opposition Organizers
With its small, perpetually closed border with the Gaza Strip, it is unsurprising that Egyptians as much as the rest of the Muslim world are up in arms about the ongoing Israeli attacks. But with President Hosni Mubarak's government close with both the United States...
Casualties Overwhelm Gaza Hospitals
As Israeli officials continue to promise to escalate attacks on the Gaza Strip, the small enclave's hospital system, already weakened by a blockade which kept medical supplies in short supply, is on the verge of collapse according to the Red Cross. Dr. Wael Qadan, the...
Egyptian Border Guards Open Fire on Fleeing Gazans
As the Israeli military's attacks on Gaza move into their second day, there is no sign that the international calls for calm are getting any consideration. Indeed, with Israel advancing tanks to the border and calling up reservists the hundreds of Gazans killed in the...
Dejected Egypt Concedes Gaza Truce Unlikely to Return
Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit says his nation will not stop its efforts to broker a new truce between Hamas and the Israeli government, but admits "I cannot imagine that we can convince the two sides to go back to the calm." Indeed, the escalation of both...