Egypt’s president says Israel evades efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire

Egypt’s president says Israel evades efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire

Israel is deliberately avoiding ceasefire efforts as it focuses on a military solution to Hamas in Gaza and is levering control of the Rafah crossing to strengthen its hold on the enclave, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said at the 33rd Arab Summit in Bahrain on Thursday. “Israel continues to engage in evasive actions to … Read more

US greenlights Rafah op if Israel refrains from Iran strike

US greenlights Rafah op if Israel refrains from Iran strike

The US has approved a potential Israeli Rafah operation in exchange for the Jewish state not conducting counterstrikes on Iran, according to a Thursday report from the Qatari newspaper The New Arab. A senior official told The New Arab that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to obtain American approval for a military operation in Rafah, … Read more

UAE Sends 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza

UAE Sends 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza

The United Arab Emirates has sent a convoy of aid via land that has brought 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza. UAE state media, Emirates News Agency (WAM,) reported that “the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the arrival of the first UAE aid convoy, comprising 17 trucks, bound for … Read more