Hamas Angry Over Defective Goods Imported from Egypt
TEL AVIV — Hamas is furious over the poor quality of goods entering the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, a source in the terrorist organization told Breitbart Jerusalem.
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Egyptian Military Officer Gets Six Years in Prison for Announcing Presidential Bid
TEL AVIV — An Egyptian military court has handed down a sentence of six years in prison to an army officer for announcing in a video uploaded to social media that he intended to run for president in elections scheduled for next year, according to reports and the individual’s attorney.
Reports: Egypt Approves $22 Million Plan to Restore Alexandria Synagogue
The Ministry of Antiquities’ Project Sector on Wednesday approved the funds for restoring and developing the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue. The Egyptian government reportedly has approved a $22 million plan to restore a 160-year-old synagogue in Alexandria.
Egypt Pressing Hamas To Accept Fatah Strongman Mahmamed Dahlan’s Involvement in Gaza
The Egyptian government has been pressuring the leaders of Hamas to accept the official involvement of Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan in the Gaza Strip, an Arab intelligence source told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Report: Egypt Demands Hamas Distance Self from Qatar, Iran
A Hamas delegation — led by Yahya Sinwar — visited Cairo last week for meetings with Egyptian government officials, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Sunday.
EXCLUSIVE – Gaza Source: Islamic State Using Weapons Meant For Hamas Jihadists
Wilayat Sinai, Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt, has been using sniper rifles that were intended to reach Hamas in the Gaza Strip but were captured in Sinai, a senior Hamas official told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Egypt’s Last Jews Aim to Keep Alive Heritage
Once a flourishing community, only a handful of Egyptian Jews, mostly elderly women, remain in the Arab world’s most populous country, aiming at least to preserve their heritage.
Hamas Releases Islamic State Loyalists From Detention
Hamas has released 13 Islamic State loyalists from detention after they were arrested three months ago as part of the movement’s attempts to sidle up to the Egyptian authorities by cracking down on radical Islamists in the Strip, a top jihadi operative told Breitbart Jerusalem.
EXCLUSIVE – Source: Egypt Thaws Relations with Hamas Amid Ongoing Struggle with Islamic State
Hamas and the Egyptian government have agreed on a series of measures to alleviate the blockade on the Gaza Strip, a senior official in the movement told Breitbart Jerusalem.
GRAPHIC PICTURES: Islamic State Publishes Filmed Execution of ‘Egyptian Spies’
The Islamic State organization has published a video in which Sinai residents accused of spying for the Egyptian government were seen executed.
Source: Egypt Mulls Warmer Relations With Hamas
An Islamic Jihad delegation that recently returned from Cairo conveyed to Hamas on behalf of the Egyptian government that Cairo is ready to “reboot” its relationship with Gaza’s Islamist government, a top Hamas official told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Egyptian MP: Trump’s Election Means ‘Dark Days for Muslim Brotherhood’
An Egyptian lawmaker celebrated Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential elections as “a strong message against Islamists.”
EXCLUSIVE: Hamas Cracks Down On Gaza Salafists As Talks With Cairo Loom
Hamas has stepped up measures against Islamic State loyalists in the Gaza Strip, an official in the movement told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Egypt Outraged Over Reports Minister Watched Soccer Game With Netanyahu
The Egyptian government on Thursday issued a denial that its foreign minister and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had watched the Euro 2016 soccer final together in Jerusalem after the premier posted a photo of occurrence on social media, according to Iranian state news agency Press TV.
Egyptian Court ‘annuls’ handing over of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
JAFFA, Israel – The Egyptian government said on Thursday it would appeal a recently delivered Supreme Court ruling to annul it decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
Gaza Jihadi Wanted by Hamas Killed in Battle with Egyptian Army
TEL AVIV – A Gaza jihadi was killed on Wednesday in a battle with the Egyptian army in Sinai, Breitbart Jerusalem has learned.
Islamic State Hopes to Poach Recruits from Fractured Muslim Brotherhood
JAFFA, Israel – The Islamic State has been exploiting mounting divisions within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – which culminated in the movement’s failure to organize a meaningful protest on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution last week – to recruit
