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Trump-Sisi meeting could put Egypt in the spotlight once again - analysis

Egypt is a historic regional power and center of influence, and it has played a key role in Palestinian reconciliation talks over the years and also in policy regarding Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019
Gaza City, November 25, 2025.

Turkey, Egypt, Qatar discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya at a press conference in Damascus, Syria, October 19, 2022.

Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss Gaza plan, US moves forward with plan for Palestinian housing

Israeli army Merkava main battles are stationed at a position along the border fence with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 12, 2025.

Trump praises Qatar as 'great ally', Hollywood stars use Emmys to protest Israel, Palestine issues


What stopped Hamas from attacking Israel on Jerusalem Day?

“Instead of rockets, Hamas chose to attack Israel with fiery statements,” said a Palestinian journalist, adding that Gazans were expecting war.

 Palestinian Hamas terrorists attend an anti-Israel rally in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip May 27, 2021

Sisi: Gaza reconstruction needs more than $500 million

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says the Gaza Strip needs more than $500 million for rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen in southeastern ChinaÕs Fujian Province, Sept. 5, 2017

Israel threatens to resume targeted assassinations - report

Egyptian security officials visit the Gaza Strip to discuss preserving the ceasefire with Israel.

The home of Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata after it was hit by the Israeli strike that killed him, in Gaza City on November 12, 2019

Palestinian confrontation with Israel can be avoided - Gaza factions

Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, said that his group’s dissatisfaction with Egypt was in the context of differences between “brothers.”

 Hamas supporters wearing veils and gloves take part in an anti-Israel rally in Jenin.

Bennett meets Egyptian intel chief in Jerusalem for discussions

Humanitarian aid to Gaza is likely high on Egyptian Intelligence head Abbas Kamel's agenda.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with Egyptian Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Abbas Kamel

Hamas appoints new prime minister in Gaza

The Hamas announcement came shortly after Egypt decided to call off a meeting of Palestinian factions in Cairo to discuss the formation of a Palestinian unity government

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021

Egyptian team visits Gaza, Ramallah to maintain ceasefire

At the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments surrounding the calm in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Security forces loyal Hamas stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2020.

Egypt to relay Israeli ‘security messages’ to Hamas - report

Several messages are expected to be related via the Egyptians

Hamas officials Husam Badran (C) and Khalil al-Hayya (2nd-R) attend a meeting with Palestinian factions in Gaza City on August 5, 2018

Egypt says it destroyed more than 3,000 Gaza tunnels

Some of the destroyed tunnels were three kilometers long and 30 meters deep.

AN IDF SOLDIER stands next to an entrance to a cross-border attack tunnel dug from Gaza to Israel, near Kissufim last year.

Hamas: There is progress with Israel, challenges may harm the calm

Members of Hamas told the Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar that "The number of merchants permitted to pass through the Erez crossing to the West Bank increased and the flow of fuel continues."

Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt, for the first time after Hamas ceded Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2017