Hamas worried as Egypt closes tunnels

Published on September 20, 2012

For years, the tunnel economy in the Gaza Strip has flourished. An estimated 1,000 tunnels were burrowed underground, connecting the southern Gaza town of Rafah and the Egyptian–controlled Sinai Peninsula. Everything from new cars (cut up into pieces for shipping) to cigarettes to weapons to drugs came through the tunnels.

Egypt to move tanks into Sinai for first time since 1973

Published on August 21, 2012

Egypt reportedly is planning to introduce tanks in the Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with Israel.

Egyptian troops move into Israeli border zone

Published on August 9, 2012

Gunmen fired shots towards a police station in the main administrative center of Egypt's North Sinai on Thursday, underscoring lawlessness in the desert region bordering Israel as a Egyptian military offensive there entered its second day.

Israeli air strike kills chiefs of Gaza’s PRC group

Published on August 18, 2011

An Israeli air strike killed the leader of an armed Palestinian faction, a top lieutenant and three other members in the southern Gaza Strip Thursday, the group said, hours after Israel blamed gunmen from the territory for cross-border attacks.

Hamas urges Palestinians not to jeopardize Egypt’s opening of Rafah crossing

Published on May 31, 2011

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh urged Gazans on Tuesday to refrain from breaching Egypt's security in order to maintain the Rafah border crossing open, French news agency AFP reported.

Israel-Hamas truce begins and Israelis are ready if it fails

By Roy Eitan
Published on June 24, 2008

Israeli officials said Egypt has agreed to hold off on opening its border with Gaza -- a key Hamas demand -- until there is progress in talks on Shalit's return. The IDF is expected to be ready for a last-resort invasion of Gaza, if the cease-fire fails.