While aid deliveries rose in April and the first days of May, before the Rafah operation, aid groups said Israel was not allowing nearly enough into Gaza to stave off famine or the collapse of the health care and sanitation systems. Now that tens of thousands more civilians are fleeing Rafah to areas with little … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that Gaza was facing famine and there had to be a rapid ceasefire agreement in the war between Israel and Hamas. “Gaza is facing famine and we cannot accept this,” von der Leyen told reporters, speaking in Cairo after signing a strategic partnership agreement … Read more
The Israeli prime minister has criticised regional players since start of the war on Gaza. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in early October, its relations with countries in the region have come under increasing strain. Israel has accused Egypt of blocking aid deliveries to Gaza and criticised Qatar’s role in mediating the … Read more
The multi-car pileup in the Beheira region was reportedly caused by an oil leak. At least 32 people have been killed in a multi-car pileup on a highway in Egypt’s Beheira governorate, according to authorities. More than 60 people were also reported injured in the road accident on Saturday, Egypt’s health ministry said. The collision … Read more
Updated Oct. 21, 2023 4:17 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas militants. Egyptian officials said 20 trucks filled with medical supplies and some food and bottled water crossed into Gaza on Saturday morning before … Read more
National Security Council raises threat levels for Middle Eastern countries as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. Israel has called on its citizens to immediately leave Egypt and Jordan, and to try and avoid travelling to other regional countries, as tensions flare over its war in Gaza. “Israel’s National Security Council raises its travel warnings … Read more