Hamas Egypt

Drones smuggling weapons, drugs from Egypt pose serious risk to Israeli security

Arab affairs expert Ruth Wasserman Lande, the former deputy ambassador to Cairo, told The Jerusalem Post that the released terrorists in Egypt posed a local and regional threat.

A GUN being smuggled from the West Bank to east Jerusalem, found by Israel Police, February 15, 2026.
Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya at a press conference in Damascus, Syria, October 19, 2022.

Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss Gaza plan, US moves forward with plan for Palestinian housing

Hamas terrorists seen before a hostage release in Gaza City, February 1, 2025

Hamas may agree to a 'partial' hostage deal, classified PM's document shows - report

 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

Dermer leads delegation to Cairo for hostage deal negotiations


Hamas's new leader radically shifts military strategy

From military budget overhauls to shifts in tunnel operations, Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar is shaking up Gaza.

Yahya Sinwar arrives at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza on October 18, 2011, after being released by Israel as part of a prisoner swap for kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit

Report: Egypt proposes new formula for prisoner swap talks

Hamas is thought to be holding the bodies of two soliders — Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul — as well as three Israeli civilians — Hisham al-Sayed, Avera Mengistu and Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima.

Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Yahya Sinwar (R)

Hamas says it's ready to talk with Fatah

The statement was released following a meeting led by Haniyeh and the Egyptian Intelligence chief.

Fatah official Nabil Shaath (L) and Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Suicide bombing near Rafah border crossing leaves Hamas member dead

The explosion killed one Hamas member and left a number of Hamas operatives wounded.

Hamas members

Leaving the cat to guard the cream

Hamas remains the same Hamas, and its goals remain the same goals. The only thing that’s changed is Hamas’s tactics.

Young Palestinians advance through a tunnel during a military exercise organized by Hamas, east of Gaza City, last year

Hamas delegation says situation in Gaza will be eased

Since the first Hamas delegation’s visit to Cairo, Egypt has sent a number of diesel fuel shipments to Gaza to alleviate the electricity crisis there.

HAMAS LEADER Ismail Haniyeh gestures during a news conference in Gaza City earlier this month

Egyptian exports to Gaza signal better ties with Hamas

Egypt had insisted for years that the Rafah crossing - which it opens for a three-to-five day period about once every 40 days - would handle the passage of only people, not goods.

A Palestinian man gestures as he stands atop lumber brought in via Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

PA withdraws recognition of al-Aksa University in light of struggle with Hamas

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Education Ministry announced on Tuesday that it revoked its recognition of al-Aksa University, a PA-funded public university in Gaza City.

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) waves as he hosts PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah at his house in Gaza City October 9, 2014.

Pictures of PA leader Abbas burned during Gaza protest

The protesters called for Abbas’s resignation and chanted slogans denouncing his decision, which came in response to PFLP criticism of his policies.

Supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) burn a poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a protest against Abbas's policies, in Gaza City April 12, 2016

Hamas member killed after Gaza tunnel suffers malfunction

The Gaza based Islamist group did not specify the circumstances of the accident but vowed to continue building tunnels and carry out operations against Israel.

Hamas shows new tunnels built in Gaza