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Hamza Hendawi

Hamza Hendawi

Foreign Correspondent
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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Palestinians search for bodies and survivors among the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli air strike on Deir Al Balah. EPA
Mediators begin meetings in Paris in renewed push to halt Gaza war

Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians ahead of the talks bringing together senior officials from the US, Israel, Egypt and Qatar

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 23, 2024
Palestinians walk past destroyed houses in Jabalia refugee camp. Reuters
Negotiations to pause war make progress in Cairo

CIA director William Burns, his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and Qatar's prime minister to meet within days

MENAFebruary 22, 2024
Displaced Palestinians are living in makeshift camps in Rafah only metres from the border fence. Reuters
Why Egypt wants to avoid a major Israeli assault on Rafah

Israel's threatened offensive on overcrowded border city could leave more than a million Palestinians with nowhere to go

EgyptFebruary 22, 2024
An Israeli tank moves along the border with Gaza against a backdrop of destroyed and damaged buildings. Getty Images
Hamas, Israel and US indirect negotiations in Cairo at 'critical phase'

The flurry of diplomatic activity is part of a renewed drive to head off an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 21, 2024
A car that was destroyed in an Israeli attack on Rafah, southern Gaza. Cairo talks suggest Hamas is modifying its negotiating position. AFP
israel-gaza warHamas abandons permanent ceasefire demand, say sources

Group open to temporary pause in fighting as leaders discuss proposals in Cairo

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 20, 2024
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al Maliki, right, and the Palestinian delegation attend a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. EPA
Arab officials attend ICJ hearings to pile pressure on Israel

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will be among those to address sessions in The Hague

MENAFebruary 19, 2024
A displaced Palestinian boy stands on the Gaza border with Egypt. The Israeli war in Gaza is reshaping Cairo's relationship with powers across the Middle East and North Africa. Reuters
Gaza war presents Egypt with daunting challenges, some with long-term impact

Not by design, Egypt could benefit from the crisis, with donors showing empathy for the nation's economic vulnerability

MENAFebruary 19, 2024
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo. Reuters
Erdogan's Egypt visit the latest boost to Cairo-Ankara relations

Turkish and Egyptian leaders hail 'new page in relations' as El Sisi announces return visit

EgyptFebruary 14, 2024
Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. AFP
Gaza mediators agree on new proposals for prisoner-hostage swap

Hamas said to have shown flexibility on number of Palestinian prisoners it wants Israel to fee

MENAFebruary 14, 2024
Displaced Palestinians who fled Israeli strikes shelter in a tent camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
US and allies Egypt and Qatar agree on draft to end Gaza war, say sources

Latest talks held against backdrop of Egyptian-Israeli tensions amid growing fears over planned offensive on Rafah

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 13, 2024
A Palestinian child walks among rubble after an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. EPA
US, Egypt and Qatar renew talks to halt Gaza fighting and free hostages

Israeli representatives and Qatari PM to join meeting in Cairo aimed at narrowing differences between Hamas and Israel over terms for halting the fighting

MENAFebruary 13, 2024
CIA director William Burns will lead the US in talks in which the intelligence chiefs of Israel and Egypt will participate. Reuters
US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators to resume Gaza talks as Rafah attack looms

Meetings to start Tuesday in Cairo with CIA director William Burns in attendance

MENAFebruary 11, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane at an airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday. Reuters
Blinken leaves Middle East empty-handed

Hamas talks with Egypt and Qatar on Gaza truce come amid tensions on Egypt's border

MENAFebruary 08, 2024
Palestinians look out at an area near their building in Rafah that was hit by an Israeli bombardment on Wednesday. AFP
Hamas agrees in principle three-stage truce of 45 days

The Palestinian group is demanding full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and reconstruction completed in three years

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 07, 2024
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Cairo. EPA
Blinken arrives in Egypt for talks towards halting Gaza war

US Secretary of State is on fifth Middle East tour since conflict began in October

MENAFebruary 06, 2024
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