Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza, where starvation is rampant, has prompted outcry from global leaders. France, Australia and Canada are among a growing number of countries that have called for Palestinian statehood. The United Kingdom said it will agree to recognize Palestine as a state if Israel does not accept a ceasefire deal.

Military official tells MEE Egyptian army is on ‘the highest state of alert we’ve seen in years’ as Israel prepares to occupy Gaza

Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a "red line" in a Monday interview with CNN.

The Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers have discussed the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip by phone, calling for an immediate end to the genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in the enclave.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty stressed in a phone call with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on Wednesday, capitalising on Hamas' acceptance of the Gaza ceasefire proposal to bring an end to Israel's brutal and unjust two-year war on Gaza.

Hamas said it has agreed to a deal proposed by Qatar and Egypt to pause the militant group’s war with Israel in Gaza, fueling optimism that a long-awaited breakthrough in negotiations could be close.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed the “need for the Israeli side to accept the deal approved by Hamas based on the proposal of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff” to immediately reach a ceasefire in Gaza, allow the flow of humanitarian aid, and release a number of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.

According to Egyptian media, the deal proposes an initial 60-day truce, partial hostage release and provisions to allow for the entry of aid.

Egypt denies an Israeli media report claiming that it proposed to seize Hamas weapons as part of a post-war Gaza plan.