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Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing opens, allowing 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege

A small convoy enters the Gaza Strip from Egypt, carrying desperately needed medicine and food supplies.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes Gaza after 2 captives freed, and there are signs that aid may soon enter from Egypt

Israel and Palestinian militants traded fire after Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war: Aid trucks cross into Gaza for the first time since conflict erupted

Israel had agreed to opening the crossing following talks with Joe Biden

Evening Standard

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Israeli ground assault on Gaza looms as Hamas releases first hostages

Joe Biden and family voice joy at release of Natalie and Judith Raanan, as Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip, where millions are pinning hopes on aid delivery via Egypt border crossing

The Guardian - AU

Live updates | Hamas frees 2 American hostages, even as Israel airstrikes continue in southern Gaza

Israel says Hamas has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since militants rampaged through southern Israel Oct. 7

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war: where do surrounding countries stand?

Complicated web of relationships are strained as Israel bombards Gaza in retaliation to Hamas attack

The Guardian - UK

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 15

Gaza City hospital under ‘imminent’ threat’ after Israeli military order, says Palestinian Red Crescent group; Hamas releases two US hostages

The Guardian - US

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Delivering aid during war is tricky − here’s what to know about what Gaza relief operations may face

The 2.2 million people who live in Gaza are facing economic isolation and experiencing incessant bombardment. Their supplies of essential resources, including food and water, are quickly dwindling.

The Conversation

US mother and daughter released from Hamas captivity after Qatar brokers deal

Hostages Judith Raanan and daughter Natalie, 17, taken via Egypt to Israeli army base to be reunited with family

The Guardian - US

Rishi Sunak says aid crossing should open ‘imminently’ after talks with Egyptian and Palestinian leaders

The PM met the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas days after he refused to see Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Sunak reiterates support for two-state solution in meeting with Abbas

PM met Palestinian Authority leader in Egypt as part of tour of the region to try to prevent the conflict escalating

The Guardian - UK

Trucks mass at Gaza border as they wait to bring aid to desperate Palestinians

Satellite photos analyzed Friday by The Associated Press show a long convoy of trucks filled with humanitarian aid waiting to cross the border from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.

The Independent UK

How Sherlock Holmes, ancient Egypt and a mysterious 'curse' inspired Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie published The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb in September 1923, almost a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Her Hercule Poirot short story drew inspiration from the sensationalised folklore of the “mummy’s curse”. Lord Carnarvon, sponsor of the excavation, had died…

The Conversation

Gaza: first aid deliveries cross into the strip as Israeli troops mass on the border

The population of the Gaza Strip remains cut off from basic supplies like water, food, and electricity since Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, ordered a “complete siege”. No aid has been able to reach Gaza and the first promised convoy has just been delayed further.

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Al Jazeera

UN chief calls on Israel to open aid ‘lifeline’ for Gaza

Labelling aid trucks ‘the difference between life and death’, Antonio Guterres called for access via the Rafah crossing.

The Independent UK

UN chief makes desperate plea for aid stuck on border to enter Gaza: ‘The difference between life and death’

Antonio Guterres says that all countries involved need to ‘make them move as quickly as possible’ in plea at Egypt-Gaza crossing

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Diplomacy must pay off to avoid a wider war in the Middle East

Britain’s diplomatic efforts are intensifying. Fresh from his visit to Israel, the Prime Minister has travelled to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss how to prevent further escalation in the region. He will then fly on to Egypt for talks with President Abdel Fattah…

Al Jazeera

Palestinians stuck in Egypt desperate to return to Gaza amid Israel attacks

Time and money are running out for hundreds of Palestinians stuck in El Arish, northern Egypt.

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The Independent UK

PM travels to Egypt as UK and Qatar vow to work on preventing wider conflict

Rishi Sunak and the Amir of Qatar said world leaders must do ‘everything possible’ to avoid the Israel-Hamas conflict from escalating.

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s endgame is to push Palestinians into Egypt – and the west is cheering it on

As the bombs fall behind them, desperate Palestinians mass at the Rafah border crossing. This is just what Netanyahu wants, writes Cairo-based journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak heads to Egypt amid fears Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

PM continues Middle East tour in bid to avoid ‘escalation’ after speaking to Saudi and Qatari leaders

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak steps up diplomatic campaign to avoid wider Middle East war

The Prime Minister will meet regional leaders in Egypt on Friday as he seeks to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict escalating.

The Guardian - AU

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14

Israeli defence minister tells troops they will soon see Palestinian territory ‘from the inside’; hopes for aid to enter Gaza in coming days

France 24

'Drop in the ocean': Initial aid set to enter Gaza insufficient to meet needs

President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

WEKU

Senate acts on 'unprecedented' lack of U.S. ambassadors, spurred by Israel-Hamas war

The lack of a U.S. ambassador in Israel hobbles the Biden administration's ability to pursue its goals. The U.S. also lacks ambassadors in Egypt and other countries in the region.

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