Military official tells MEE Egyptian army is on ‘the highest state of alert we’ve seen in years’ as Israel prepares to occupy Gaza

Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken initial steps in its push to capture Hamas's last major stronghold. The newly approved plan authorises the call-up of roughly 60,

For nearly two years, Egyptian truck drivers have braved the only land crossing into Gaza outside Israel to deliver vital aid, but Israeli restrictions are testing their resolve to continue serving Palestinians in the war-torn enclave.

The Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers have discussed the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip by phone, calling for an immediate end to the genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in the enclave.

Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a "red line" in a Monday interview with CNN.

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.

Dramatic footage from Egypt's New York embassy shows Hamas supporters beaten by security, sparking global attention amid protests. Israel is set for Gaza City offensive amid worldwide condemnations, mediation efforts and mounting warnings.

Sisi headed to Saudi Arabia as the two countries continue to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance cooperation on regional and international issues.

Now to the Egypt-Gaza border, a critical aid route. Since the Hamas attack that Israel says killed 1,200 people and took some 240 hostages, Israel has had Gaza under siege.

Egypt denies an Israeli media report claiming that it proposed to seize Hamas weapons as part of a post-war Gaza plan.