Egypt Gaza Border

Fatah Agrees To Egyptian Deal With Hamas

AFP | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


RAMALLAH, West Bank - Fatah has agreed to an Egyptian proposal for the two main Palestinian factions to separately sign a long-delayed unity deal by O...

Will Egypt Allow Soccer Shoes to Enter Gaza?

Donna Baranski-Walker | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Donna Baranski-Walker

It is a significant challenge to open a blockade for 16 boxes of gently worn sports shoes -- would you like to help?

Hamas Officials Caught Smuggling $850,000 Stuffed In Candy Tins Into Gaza

AP | ASHRAF SWEILAM | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


CAIRO — Two Hamas officials returning from Egypt were caught trying to cross the Gaza border Tuesday with nearly $850,000 stuffed into candy tin...

A War Against Hamas -- Not The Palestinian People

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

The best outcome from the Gaza war for Israel and the Palestinians is to induce Hamas to eventually become a political party rather than militant resistance movement.

As Israel Pounds Gaza, Egyptians Get Angry At Their Own Government

GlobalPost.com | Theodore May | Posted 02.02.2009 | World


SHEIKH ZOWAYED, Egypt -- In north Sinai, Egyptians angrily watched a scorching air offensive by the Israeli Air Force against Hamas, as well as ordi...

Day Four: Gaza War Postings

Jamal Dajani | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

I've been zigzagging my way between Israel and the West Bank to avoid IDF checkpoints. When we enter the Palestinian territories where emotions ran high, my Palestinian driver almost has a fit when he finds out that my cameraman is an Israeli.

Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel, under international pressure, is considering a 48-hour halt to its punishing four-day air campaign on Hamas targ...

More Than 1,000 Leave Gaza After Egypt Opens Border Crossing

AFP | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home


Hamas and Egyptian authorities on Saturday temporarily opened the Rafah crossing for the first time in weeks, allowing some 2,000 Gazans to cross int...