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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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      Armed fighters from Hamas in Gaza, where Israel's war has raged for two years. EPA
      Special reportHamas in survival mode after two years of war and assassinations

      Fighters in small cells ready for 'suicide attacks' amid difficulties of communication and co-ordination

      MENAOctober 05, 2025
      GAZA GIF. AP / EPA / Reuters
      Hamas weapons and hostages main sticking points in Gaza peace talks

      Earthmovers from Cairo to be sent into Gaza to help locate burial sites of deceased captives

      MENAOctober 05, 2025
      US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. AFP
      Netanyahu hopes to return all hostages in 'coming days'

      Israeli PM's comments come as sources say US envoys travel to Egypt for talks on implementing Trump’s Gaza plan

      MENAOctober 04, 2025
      Delivery drivers resting while they wait for the next order outside an upscale residential compound west of Cairo, Egypt. Hamza Hendawi / The National
      Play02:44
      A city addicted to home delivery relies on Cairo’s daredevil ‘pilots'

      Reckless riding driven by the pressure to reach customers as quickly as possible kills hundreds of delivery workers every year

      MENAOctober 03, 2025
      US President Donald Trump says Israel must stop its bombing of Gaza after Hamas announced it would release the remaining hostages it took in October 2023. PA
      Play01:13
      Hamas agrees to parts of Trump Gaza plan, including hostage release

      US President says Israel must 'immediately' stop bombing Gaza

      USOctober 03, 2025
      A Palestinian sits amid the debris of a UN school hit in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza city. Reuters
      Play00:28
      Key mediators help Hamas draft response to Trump's Gaza plan

      Sources say Hamas will not disarm, wants timetable for Israel's withdrawal and rejects 'international mandate'

      MENAOctober 01, 2025
      Internally displaced Palestinians walk past a destroyed building in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
      ExclusiveHamas cornered but may drag heels on Trump ceasefire plan

      Militant group claims it needs time to locate and recover bodies of deceased hostages

      MENASeptember 30, 2025
      US President Donald Trump meets with leaders of Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, at the UN General Assembly in New York. AP
      ExclusiveArab mediators suggest changes to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

      Suggested amendments include full Israeli withdrawal from enclave and release of hostages over two stages, sources say

      MENASeptember 28, 2025
      Demonstrators take part in the "National March on NYC for Gaza" in New York. Reuters
      Play00:55
      AnalysisHow a comprehensive plan for Gaza has taken shape

      Diplomats hope the 'Trump 21-point plan for peace' could see light in the coming days

      USSeptember 26, 2025
      US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. EPA
      Play00:29
      ‘I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,' says Trump

      Declaration comes two days after the US President met Arab leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

      USSeptember 25, 2025
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's Abdel Fattah El Sisi have sought to improve ties. Reuters
      Egypt pursues closer ties with Iran and Turkey to counter Israel's growing expansionism

      Analysts differ on whether ties between the three regional powerhouses will yield a three-nation alliance or stay on bilateral tracks

      MENASeptember 23, 2025
      Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and his mother, Laila Suief, at their home in Cairo after his release from prison on Tuesday. Getty Images
      Play00:53
      Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released from prison after El Sisi pardon

      British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper welcomes move and thanks president

      MENASeptember 23, 2025
      Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was a central figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down from power. AFP
      Egypt's President El Sisi pardons activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

      Pardon follows repeated pleas by his family and a series of hunger strikes

      NewsSeptember 22, 2025
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, right have promoted warmer ties in recent years. Reuters
      Egypt and Turkey to hold joint naval war games in Mediterranean

      Sea drills are sign of expanding ties between two former rivals

      MENASeptember 18, 2025
      A woman prepares meals for people affected by conflict and extreme hunger in Omdurman, Sudan. Reuters
      Sudan paramilitary says it killed hundreds of army fighters west of capital

      Site of latest fighting is strategic axis linking capital, North Kordofan and White Nile state

      MENASeptember 18, 2025
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