Egypt has rapidly taken on a key role in efforts to calm rising tension in Lebanon and ensure Israel’s withdrawal, building on its recent success in mediating a Gaza ceasefire, Lebanese and Egyptian sources have told The National.

Egypt is taking the lead in Gaza's stabilization efforts, coordinating with global partners to ensure peace and aid delivery. Egypt appears to be the Arab country that is most willing to take the lead on various issues in Gaza.

Negotiators from Hamas, Israel and the United States began indirect talks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with President Donald Trump saying they were down to the “final details.”

Egypt's Intelligence Chief Hassan Rashad arrived in Israel on Tuesday for Gaza ceasefire talks with Israeli officials. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said Rashed met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel's top diplomat said Monday.

Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to war in Gaza and release of hostages.

Egypt's intelligence head Hassan Rashad will travel to Israel on Tuesday for a series of meetings with Israeli officials aimed at reinforcing a fragile US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, state-linked media

Twenty hostages are released by Hamas and more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees and prisoners are released by Israel as President Trump visits Israel and Egypt to mark an end to the Gaza war.

An Israeli strike killed Moaz Abo Rokba, one of the Strip’s few surgeons for pets and strays, after the ceasefire, leaving his family in grief