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The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

What is Hamas, and why did it attack Israel? All you need to know about militant group in Gaza

Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006

The Independent UK

Egypt travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The Independent UK

Biden backs Israel over Gaza hospital blast and forges humanitarian aid deal

On the heels of the devastating blast at a hospital in Gaza City, President Biden reaffirmed support for Israel, saying it did not cause the carnage. He also brokers a deal for limited aid to Gaza.

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After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads

The Hamas-run health ministry said at least 500 people had been killed. Many residents had sought refuge in hospitals following Israel’s order to evacuate to southern Gaza.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘We only wanted to leave’: One Palestinian family’s attempt to flee Gaza

The Abd Rabu family share the story of how they tried to escape the violence in Gaza, only to face bombs at the border.

Al Jazeera

Sunak could visit Israel as soon as Thursday – reports

The Prime Minister could reportedly embark on a wider trip to the region including stops in Jordan and Egypt, Sky News reported.

The Independent UK

Palestinians must be guaranteed right to return to homes in Gaza, warns UN expert

Exclusive: ‘History may tell them it’s a door they shouldn’t leave from’ if Egypt does open border, special rapporteur on torture says

The Independent UK

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Will Israel actually allow much-needed aid into Gaza?

Israel has been urged to facilitate passage of aid into Gaza, which has been reeling from Israeli bombings.

Al Jazeera

5,000-Year-Old Sealed Wine Jars Found In Egyptian Queen’s Tomb

Discovery in Abydos sheds light on powerful female pharaoh and ancient winemaking

Zenger

Disease outbreak warnings as ‘vast majority’ of Gaza has no running water

The warning comes as hundreds of lorries full of emergency supplies wait in Egypt for a possible opening of the Rafah crossing into Gaza

Evening Standard

EU Launches Humanitarian Air Corridor To Gaza Via Egypt

European Union triples aid to Gaza to 75 million euros

Zenger

Egypt travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The Independent UK

Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

Biden administration officials and other world leaders are growing concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could expand into a regional conflict.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

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The Conversation

Egypt's Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved

Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.

The Conversation

Hamas-Israeli conflict: what's at stake for Egypt

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled…

WEKU

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.

The Independent UK

People inside Gaza forced into drinking sea water as supplies run out – with enclave facing ‘real catastrophe’

World Health Organisation says there are less than 24 hours’ worth of supplies in many areas

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Israel-Hamas war: U.S. and Israel agree on aid plan for Gaza just as water runs dry

"Gaza is running dry" and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.

The Independent UK

Middle East travel: Is it safe to visit Egypt, Jordan and Morocco?

Thousands of people have died since Hamas launched an assault on Israel from Gaza, and the conflict appears to be intensifying

Evening Standard

OPINION - Trapped Britons race to escape Gaza - The Leader podcast

Plus, Israel and Egypt impasse over opening of Rafah crossing

The Conversation

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll

How much can the written records of ancient civilisations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Our latest research, based on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus, suggests more than you might think. A much more diverse range of snakes than we’d imagined lived in the…

The Independent UK

At least six Britons killed in Israel and 10 missing, says Rishi Sunak

PM warns ‘terrible nature’ of attacks means it is proving difficult to identify some of the deceased

France 24

The Gaza tunnel network: A tactical advantage for Hamas

As Israel appears to prepare a ground invasion of Gaza, the Israeli military is looking closely at the so-called Gaza metro. This labyrinth of tunnels dug under Gaza was initially used to smuggle goods from Egypt. But today, it's set to become a huge tactical advantage for Hamas, who are…

The Guardian - US

Israel appears to be on the verge of ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Netanyahu’s government might welcome a chance to shift a million or more Palestinians off the demographic balance sheet by clearing Gaza

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