Tag: Egypt
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Egypt opens Rafah crossing for foreign nationals and injured Palestinians – POLITICO
[ad_1] Foreign nationals are being allowed to leave Gaza via Egypt — the first people to be given permission to exit the Palestinian territory since the war between Israel and Hamas began. A limited number of wounded Palestinian civilians have also entered Egypt through the Rafah crossing to receive medical treatment. The U.K’s foreign office…
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Israel news: Ambassador to Egypt says team ready to help
[ad_1] Canada’s ambassador to Egypt says the embassy is ready to help Canadians in Gaza as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas. “The sooner the better,” Ambassador Louis Dumas told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview that aired Sunday. “I don’t have a timeline at this point. But definitely…
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Mohamed Salah, Egypt and the scrutiny of his words about the war in Israel and Gaza
[ad_1] Late on Wednesday, Mohamed Salah released a short video on his social media platforms. Most of the Egyptian’s updates are determinedly uncontroversial — pictures of his goals, his holidays, his family. This one was different: a video message, delivered in close-up, straight to camera, about the war in Israel and Gaza. Salah, 31, did…
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Aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt as Rafah crossing opens
[ad_1] On the fifteenth day of the Israel-Hamas war, 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were finally allowed to enter the Gaza Strip through Egypt’s Rafah border; however, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that “needs are far higher” in the enclave that has more than 2 million people. He also called for the…
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Peace Summit in Egypt Shows a Shift in Rhetoric but no Consensus
[ad_1] Leaders, foreign ministers and diplomats from dozens of Arab, European, African and other countries gathered in Cairo on Saturday for a “peace summit” aimed at de-escalating the violence in Gaza. But after hours of speeches, they had little to show for the trip other than a gaping divide, as Arab leaders castigated Western countries…
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Israel-Gaza war news: UN aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah crossing from Egypt
[ad_1] Father of American teenage hostage freed by Hamas says she is ‘doing very good’ For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has opened to let desperately…
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Israel-Hamas war news: Biden says Egypt agreed to open Rafah crossing for Gaza aid
[ad_1] An airstrike hit a building near Gaza’s Al-Quds hospital on 18 October, a day after an explosion at another hospital in the Strip killed an estimated 500 people For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news…
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Why Is Gaza’s Rafah Border Crossing With Egypt So Important?
[ad_1] After Israel imposed a complete siege of the Gaza Strip in response to the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the strip’s border crossing with Egypt became even more critical, as the only point not controlled by Israel where civilians can enter and leave Gaza by land. But Egypt has kept the crossing, near…
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News18 Afternoon Digest: Egypt Border Opens for 5 Hrs to Allow Foreigners’ Exit & Aid Entry to Gaza And Other Stories
[ad_1] Last Updated: October 16, 2023, 12:17 IST A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel on Sunday. (Image: AP) Top stories this afternoon: What Afghanistan Beating England Means for 2023 World Cup; Shah Rukh Khan Makes FIRST Appearance With Y+ Security, Video Goes Viral; Hyderabad…
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Egypt Offers No Exit as Deaths Soar in Gaza From Israeli Strikes
[ad_1] As Israeli warplanes pound Gaza, killing more than 1,500 people and crushing buildings in response to last weekend’s unprecedented attack by Hamas, Israel’s leadership has repeatedly urged civilians to flee the territory while they can. “Get out now,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, vowing to unleash the full force of Israel’s military.…