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Egypt activates 24/7 operations room ahead of Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza summit

Egypt has finalized preparations to host the “Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement,” aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, with over 20 leaders set to join US President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Sisi.

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QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Doha in April. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been central to recent efforts on reaching a ceasefire and hostage release, says the writer.
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 12, 2025.

Hamas may use hostages as shields to stop IDF Gaza City invasion, expert warns

As Egypt and Qatar step up pressure on Hamas in hostage talks, expert Lt.-Col.  (Res.) Alon Eviatar says the group remains unmoved, using threats to stall IDF action in Gaza City.

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President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt's Sisi: Israel commiting 'genocide', warns history will judge nations over Gaza

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also rejected claims that Egypt is complicit in the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo on Tuesday. The Egyptian plan on rebuilding Gaza threatens Israel’s security, strengthens Hamas, and undermines US strategic interests, the writer maintains.

Egypt’s Gaza strategy: Ceasefire talks and a bold reconstruction plan - opinion

Egypt has a central role in the Gaza conflict and has hosted many rounds of ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations.

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Trump's new Washington makes Jordan's King Abdullah hold his tongue - analysis

Almost exactly a year before, Abdullah stood beside Biden and openly took issue with US policy. This time, he sat beside Trump and held his tongue.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByHERB KEINON
President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Jordan's King Abdullah II attend a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, February 11, 2025.

Strained relations: Egypt's Sisi cancels trip to US after Trump aid threats - report

Sisi was originally meant to visit Washington on February 18 but has been delayed due to Cairo's opposition to US President Donald Trump's plans to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 10, 2024.

Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israeli president says

Herzog did not say when or where the meetings would take place, nor did he discuss the content of the meeting.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Trump meets with with Egypt's President el-Sisi in New York City, New York

Let Donald Trump make Gaza great again - opinion

If he receives the international support he deserves, President Trump will succeed at making Gaza great again.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByMARTIN OLINER
JORDAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi (right) and then-Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry attend a news conference on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea last year. US President Donald Trump says he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in Gazan Palestinians temporarily or on a long-term basis.

Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing

Egyptian security sources told Reuters that parties close to Sisi had sent buses to ferry protesters to the border crossing.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Egyptians protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Egypt and Jordan to host over a million Palestinians from Gaza, at a gate at the Rafah border crossing, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 31, 2025.

Arab leaders talk big on Palestine—but where’s the real support? - editorial

The Jerusalem Post does not endorse removing the Palestinians from Gaza or forcibly transferring them. However, the question remains of what Israel’s Arab neighbors can do more to help.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah at a summit on the Gaza war, last month in Cairo: Given the repercussions for key actors including Egypt and Jordan, the potential of an international peace conference after the war should be explored, the writer maintains.

My 10 steps to prevent Egypt's catastrophic fate - opinion

If these steps are not taken, Egypt is heading toward a catastrophic fate beyond any rational imagination.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo last month. Egypt risks becoming a backyard for Turkey, joining the Syrian backyard, the writer warns.

The sphinx’s silence: Why did Egypt abandon Syria during its revolution? - opinion

For many years, Egypt and Syria shared Soviet patronage, briefly formed a short-lived, failed union (the United Arab Republic), and fought monumental battles against their mutual Israeli adversary.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByHAIM GOLOVENTZITZ
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with then-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Riyadh, in 2023.

Israel needs Trump on board to defeat Hamas in Gaza - opinion

The incoming Trump administration wants Israel’s wars wrapped up quickly. Bibi should do this to keep president-elect Trump on board, as he likes winners.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
IDF SOLDIERS operate in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, in November.

Biden holds phone calls with Egyptian, Qatari officials over Gaza ceasefire talks

Biden urged Sisi and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whom he spoke to separately, to exert all efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

APRIL 29, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2024.

Winning with 89.6% of the vote, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sworn in for third term

Sisi, a former intelligence general, rose to power in 2013 after deposing of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's only freely elected president.

APRIL 2, 2024ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speaks while meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.