IDF says Hamas still preventing Palestinian civilians from evacuating to southern part of Gaza Strip ahead of ground operation

Meeting Blinken, Egyptian president criticizes 'collective punishment' in Strip, while continuing to resist accepting large numbers of Palestinians to its territory.

Former top Israeli officers say failure to heed alerts only 1 aspect of massive intelligence and political blunders; Cairo official says Israel focused on West Bank instead of Gaza

Cairo playing role of mediator in conflict, but both sides seem uninterested in bringing an end to escalation at this stage

Jerusalem reportedly sends messages to terror group via middlemen in Egypt and Qatar, warning that it is ready to strike Gaza should rocket fire target march again

Terror group threatens 'regional earthquake,' massive rockets attacks if Sinwar, other leaders hit; Egypt reportedly mediating between Jerusalem, Gaza to prevent escalation

Israeli TV says Israel agreed to release those detained during Friday's riots; no rockets were fired, but many Palestinians remain detained

'We will not allow the current situation to continue,' source in terror group warns, citing blockade and 'delay in rehabilitating the Strip'

380-kilometer road trip from Rafah to Cairo passes through sweltering deserts of the Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army imposes checkpoints and nighttime curfews

Cairo emerges as a key benefactor in aftermath of the last bout of fighting between Hamas and Israel, challenging Qatar's efforts to become the prime donor to the Strip