Simultaneously, Egyptian intelligence head to visit Israel Sunday for talks with PM on Gaza truce, reconstruction; Israel said demanding any talks with Hamas include prisoner swap

Israel reportedly demands ceasefire and reconstruction discussions include negotiations on return of captives; Egyptian intelligence head to visit Israel Sunday for talks with PM

Cairo in the diplomatic driving seat as escalation in violence embarrasses UAE and Bahrain, which normalized diplomatic ties with Israel last year

The trip, following similar delegations of Greek and Cypriot leaders, is intended to show that the regional allies are united and coordinated, both against friends and foes

Sole pedestrian passageway between Egypt and Gaza, previously active only 3 or 4 days a week, to stay open as Hamas and Fatah hold talks in Cairo

Lebanese newspaper reports terror group told Egyptian mediators that 'patience has run out,' Gazans don't fear major military campaign

Mediators move on to Israel, after apparently failing to to get results with Hamas; arson balloons continue, causing 20 fires, including in kindergarten

IDF says it hit terror group's underground infrastructure; move comes after Egyptian mediators leave Strip after bid to reduce tensions

Tensions on the rise in the south amid rocket and incendiary attacks from the Strip and Israeli retaliatory airstrikes and fishing restrictions

Terror group said to draft list of inmates; German official involved in 2011 prisoner swap for IDF soldier Gilad Shalit reportedly mediating