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Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023.

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Israel forcibly evacuates Palestinians from southern Gaza on January 26, 2024.

Israel’s ‘voluntary’ migration policy in Gaza is anything but

Palestinians are beginning to dribble out of the battered enclave as Israel starts implementing its "voluntary migration" plan. Gaza is being ethnically cleansed before our very eyes.

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This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans gathering in an area in Nuseirat on January 26, 2025, being prevented by Israel from returning to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

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Egypt wants to help shape Gaza's future, but not by taking in Palestinians

Cairo wants to show Trump it is a player worth consulting when it comes to Mideast geopolitics, but his comment that Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians will not be well-received

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Egypt's Air Force performs manoeuvres at the first Egypt International Airshow at Alamein International Airport in northern Egypt on September 4, 2024.

Egypt flexes its military muscles as Israel goes on the warpath

Today marks 51 years since Egypt surprised Israel in the 1973 war, leading Cairo to reclaim the Sinai. In 2024, Israel still hopes to push two million Gazans into the desert.

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A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2024, shows Israeli army vehicles driving on a road in Gaza amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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Israel’s bid to take Philadelphi Corridor comes with great risk

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