Al-Monitor

Israel agreed to send a working-level delegation to Cairo to discuss the Hamas proposal, but it will continue with its limited military operation in eastern Rafah.

Egypt has condemned the Israeli takeover of the Rafah border crossing and warned that it derails the efforts to reach a comprehensive truce in the Gaza Strip.

The international watchdog called on the governments of Somalia and Turkey to investigate the incidents for potential “war crimes.”

Americana Restaurants said the decline was due to the “ongoing geopolitical tensions” in the Middle East and the effect of the Ramadan period.

The State of Palestine is seeking more diplomatic recognition from Western Europe as it seeks to become a full member of the United Nations.

The Kuwaiti emir traveled to Turkey for his first foreign visit to a non-Arab country since he took the oath of office in December.

Egyptian police are currently investigating the killing of an Israeli businessman in Alexandria on Tuesday.

The White House said Tuesday that key ally Israel must reopen Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, while expressing hope that a ceasefire deal with Hamas was within reach.Israel sent tanks into the southern Gaza city of Rafah and seized control of the crossing, a key aid passage, while warning it will deepen its operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.President Joe Biden declined to answer questions on the ceasefire talks and the operation in Rafah as he met his Romanian counterpart in the Oval Office, merely smiling at reporters.

The visit by the UN nuclear watchdog's chief comes two months after he raised concerns about losing track of Tehran's enrichment program and its possible capabilities to produce nuclear weapons.

Accompanied by a ministerial delegation on her second visit to Libya since taking office in October 2022, Meloni first met the head of the Tripoli-based government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, Libyan officials said.