[CAIRO] Egypt forced Hamas into a corner, telling the group bluntly in Cairo that its demand for a comprehensive “end of war” deal was impossible under Israeli conditions. With Washington and Doha already aligned behind a partial arrangement, Egypt made clear there would be no outside cover for Hamas to hold out.

The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a “red line” and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt’s national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday.

The Islamic group Hamas said on Monday it approved a ceasefire proposal, and media reports said it included the release of 10 living hostages. But Israel has yet to respond.

After two years of delays, the Israeli government is expected to finalise the deal with Egypt in the next two weeks, involving exports from Leviathan, Israel's largest gas field. View on euronews

CNN’s Becky Anderson went to the Rafah border crossing near Gaza, where the Egyptian Red Crescent showed her a warehouse full of medical supplies that were refused entry by Israel, just kilometers away from the Palestinians who desperately need them.

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza took to the streets for a third day, urging the government to accept a new deal with Hamas before it was too late.

Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 billion to supply gas to Egypt, NewMed , one of the partners in the field, said on Thursday.

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