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      Hamza Hendawi

      Hamza Hendawi

      Foreign Correspondent
      Location
      Cairo
      Hamza joined The National in Cairo in February 2019. A native of Egypt, he's covered the news from nearly 30 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. He's worked for Reuters and The Associated Press, covering nearly every recent Middle East conflict, including Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, South Sudan’s civil war and the US invasion of Iraq.

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      Egyptian trucks and heavy machinery line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday. AFP
      Egyptian search and rescue team enters Gaza to help find dead hostages

      Army team backed by heavy equipment will also defuse unexploded ordnance

      MENAOctober 26, 2025
      US Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. AFP
      Egypt 'wants US to head Gaza stabilisation force – with Turkey taking part'

      Cairo seeks up to 10-year ceasefire to allow Hamas and other armed factions to transform into political groups, say sources

      MENAOctober 22, 2025
      Khartoum International Airport was due to reopen on Wednesday for the first time in more than two and a half years. Reuters
      Drones attack Khartoum airport ahead of reopening day

      No group has so far claimed responsibility

      MENAOctober 21, 2025
      US President Donald Trump speaking to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and other regional and European leaders in Sharm El Sheikh last week. Getty Images
      ExclusiveEgypt expected to lead four-nation Gaza stabilisation force

      Sources say force envisaged in Trump peace plan to comprise at least 4,000 troops

      MENAOctober 19, 2025
      Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi holds up the declaration signed by himself and the leaders of the US, Qatar and Turkey. AP
      Trump talk of 'new dawn' in Middle East fuels expectations

      Egypt's President El Sisi echoes US counterpart's theme at Sharm El Sheikh summit

      MENAOctober 14, 2025
      US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday. Reuters
      Mystery and speculation surround Netanyahu's U-turn on attending peace summit in Egypt

      Israeli leader's presence at Sharm El Sheikh would have been awkward for many participating world leaders

      MENAOctober 13, 2025
      US President Donald Trump told the Knesset the Middle East would 'soon be a magnificent region'. Reuters
      Trump hails 'dawn of new Middle East' in Knesset speech interrupted by MPs

      US President claims strikes against Iranian nuclear sites paved way for Gaza peace agreement

      MENAOctober 13, 2025
      Gaza / Israel GIF
      Israel and Hamas on cusp of hostage-prisoner swap as Trump flies in for Gaza ceremony

      US President to hail ceasefire deal at summit in Egypt, while Hamas still seeking release of key prisoners

      MENAOctober 13, 2025
      A letter from Us President Donald Trump to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fatteh El Sisi helped push a Gaza ceasefire over the line. AFP
      El Sisi's embrace of Trump pays off with Gaza ceasefire

      Egyptian leader hails US President's worldwide vision and peace-making efforts

      MENAOctober 12, 2025
      Palestinian children celebrate following the announcement of a first-phase ceasefire deal in Gaza. AP
      How Trump's letter to El Sisi pushed Gaza truce deal across the finish line

      Frantic and tense meetings in Sharm El Sheikh preceded announcement that an agreement was reached

      MENAOctober 09, 2025
      Israel and Hamas sign first phase of Gaza peace plan, Trump says GIF
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      Israel and Hamas agree Gaza peace deal

      US President says hostages will be released on Monday

      NewsOctober 08, 2025
      Israel's two-year assault on Gaza has left the strip's inhabitants living in homelessness, hunger and despair. EPA
      Hopes high for Gaza hostage deal - but fears over Israeli withdrawal hold up talks

      Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi strikes upbeat note and invites US President Donald Trump to attend ceremony if deal reached

      MENAOctober 08, 2025
      Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Gaza city on Tuesday. Israel continues to carry out military operations while negotiations take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. EPA
      Jammed signals or no phones: Gaza talks progress under heavy security

      Indirect negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh widely seen as most promising yet for ending war

      MENAOctober 07, 2025
      The bombing of Mushtaha Tower in an Israeli air strike in the west of Gaza city, Gaza Strip, on September 5, 2025. EPA
      Israel-Hamas negotiations on Trump Gaza plan under way in Egypt

      Hamas seeks guarantees of long-term Gaza ceasefire after the release of hostages

      MENAOctober 06, 2025
      Gaza 2nd anniversary GIF
      Pressure mounts to end fighting and allow aid after two years of war in Gaza

      Negotiators in Egypt discuss details of Donald Trump's peace plan as Israel continues its assault on Palestinian enclave

      MENAOctober 06, 2025
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