Gazans blocked from Muslim pilgrimage and festival celebrations
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remain unable to travel to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage as ongoing border...
Rafah crossing
Rafah crossing partially reopens after weeks of closure
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip partially reopened on March 19th after weeks of closure, as...
Hamas holds Cairo talks to revive Gaza ceasefire agreement
Hamas has held consultations in Cairo aimed at addressing obstacles to the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Asharq...
Flotilla renews Gaza aid efforts to break Israeli blockade
The Global Sumud Flotilla has announced a new Gaza mission, vowing the biggest humanitarian operation in history, according to The...
Egypt urges for Israel to pull out from Gaza
Israel has been called on to withdraw from Gaza by Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to the Middle East...
Egyptian president denounces Gaza war, denies stalling aid
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has given a strong condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza at a press conference...
Over 200 pro-Palestinian activists detained in Egypt
Egyptian authorities have detained over 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Cairo, according to France 24, citing AFP. The arrests took place...
EU restarts border crossing monitoring between Gaza and Egypt
The EU has restarted its monitoring of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, reported by Reuters on February...
NGOs accuse Israel of “siege tactics” to block Gaza aid
Thirteen leading NGOs warned on July 15th that access to Gaza has become increasingly difficult, accusing Israel of intentionally blocking...
21 Gazan cancer patients cross into Egypt via Kerem Shalom
An Egyptian medical source shared that 21 cancer patients crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on June 27th via...
Israel blocks 2,500 Palestinians in Gaza from Hajj
Israel’s control of Rafah’s border crossing has prevented approximately 2,500 Palestinians from departing Gaza for this year's Hajj, the Islamic...
Israel official says Gaza war could continue to year’s end
Israel National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on May 29th that — despite the rising civilian death toll — the...
Egyptian soldier killed by Israeli troops near Rafah
With tensions at an all-time high between Egypt and Israel, since Israel took control over the Rafah crossing three weeks...
Pope Francis says he calls Gaza Catholic church “every day”
Pope Francis revealed in an interview on US television programme 60 Minutes that he calls Gaza’s only Catholic church "every...
ICJ orders Israel to “immediately halt” Rafah military offensive
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) — which managed a case against Israel for genocidal acts brought on by South...
