Egypt

Hamas position on disarmament to be determined this week, source tells 'Post'

During a recent Israeli security cabinet meeting, several ministers called for military action against central Gaza camps if Hamas refuses to disarm.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Members of Palestinian Hamas's Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad's Quds Brigades are deployed at intersections for Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Al-Saraya Square in Gaza City on March 20, 2026.
Ruins of mudbrick buildings on the northern mound of Buto, April 7, 2026.

How archaeologists used technology to rediscover ancient Egyptian city on the Nile Delta - study

The site holds three prominent mounds, known as Koms A, B, and C, with Kom C selected for investigation due to its history spanning the Predynastic period through the Early Islamic era.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Image from Apes and monkeys, Their life and language; illustrative.

Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt points while she holds a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 1, 2025.

'Victory for the US,' claims WH Press Secretary Leavitt, as world reacts to Iran ceasefire

"From the very beginning of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump estimated this would be a 4-6 week operation," Leavitt said. Countries like Pakistan, Australia, and Egypt welcomed the agreement.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS

Freedom is not free: Passover 5786 in the shadow of war - opinion

This Passover, Jews sit at the Seder table amid sirens, reflecting on freedom, oppression, and existential threats in today’s world.

APRIL 2, 2026ByJEFFREY KAHN
An illustrative image of the Korean War Memorial in Washington.

Seder night: A crumpled white shirt reveals Passover’s deeper meaning

Rav Amital’s lesson shows that even a rushed Seder can be meaningful and spiritually powerful.

APRIL 1, 2026ByMOSHE TARAGIN
‘Our revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Amital (pictured 2007) gathered us and shared his experiences from the labor camps during World War II.’

The Seder’s message: Why we diminish our joy for others’ pain on Passover

The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.

APRIL 1, 2026ByRABBI MICHAEL M. COHEN
'Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.'

Passover Seder night: The deeper meaning of matzah and the urgency of the Exodus

“When a mitzvah comes to your hand, do not let it ‘become leavened.’”

APRIL 1, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

The power of personal freedom: Finding meaning and joy in a Passover during war - opinion

We can approach this moment with the recognition that Hashem instilled within us this ability to recognize good even in moments of evil.

APRIL 1, 2026ByDAVID STAV
That spiritual right to freedom will not always live hand in hand with physical or political liberty.

Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Operation Roaring Lion has Egypt and Israel on the same side. But what will happen when the war with Iran ends?

APRIL 1, 2026ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Reverse exodus: How the Iran war turned Egypt's Taba into Israelis’ escape route

Amid war with Iran, thousands of Israelis and tourists leave Israel through Taba in a modern-day reverse Exodus.

APRIL 1, 2026ByINBAL AHARONI
Jenn Lewin (left) and daughters in taba.

Passover and peoplehood: The ongoing struggle with empire - opinion

The struggle that Israel and the United States have embarked on against Iranian hegemony speaks to the age-old imperative to counter Egypt.

MARCH 31, 2026ByRABBI DAVID GEDZELMAN/THE MEDIA LINE
Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

Reporter's notebook: The road out of Israel runs through a grotty Egyptian office - feature

With flights grounded and missiles overhead, one journalist's wartime exit took him from the Negev desert to a shakedown at the Taba border crossing.

MARCH 31, 2026ByEZRA TAYLOR
An Israeli police car blocks the road on the Israeli side of the Taba crossing leading into Egypt on February 16, 2014.

Israel’s military victories spark anxiety in Jordan despite security cooperation - opinion

Israel’s “peace through strength” approach reassures some allies but fuels anxiety in Jordan over regional ambitions.

MARCH 31, 2026ByOFIR WINTER
Royal Jordianian honor guards march in Amman, in February. For Jordan, the ‘peace through strength’ paradigm is not a promise of stability, but a source of deep anxiety, the writer says.