Reports

Egypt Cracking Down on Hamas’ Black Market Fuel

By | 2012-05-15T23:06:41-04:00 May 15th, 2012|Reports|

Egyptian security forces seized four vehicles transporting unlicensed fuel in the northern Sinai over the weekend.   Security officials said the vehicles were carrying 1,640 liters of fuel in 82 tanks for sale on the black market. A driver was detained for investigation, they added.   Last week, security forces confiscated a truck in the

Egypt Confirms Hunger Strikers Deal, Israel Still Mum

By | 2012-05-15T02:06:02-04:00 May 15th, 2012|Reports|

An Egyptian official said on Sunday night that Israel has agreed to a proposal that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinian Authority Arabs in Israeli jails.   The official told The Associated Press that the Egyptian-drafted proposal still needs to be approved by the prisoners.   The official, who spoke on condition of

Israeli in Egyptian Prison Could be Released Tonight

By | 2012-05-13T21:58:42-04:00 May 13th, 2012|Reports|

Reports Saturday night said that Ouda Tarabin, an Israeli citizen who has been jailed in Egypt for the past twelve years, could be released “within hours.”   The report in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram Saturday quoted top Egyptian military officials. According to the report, Israel is to release 63 Egyptians being held in Israeli prisons

Hamas Won’t Fight Israel Over Iran, Says Haniyeh

By | 2012-05-12T16:28:24-04:00 May 12th, 2012|Reports|

Hamas’ Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh reiterated on Thursday that his organization will not be dragged into war against Israel if the Jewish State decides to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.   “Hamas is an organization which works in the Palestinian arena and operates in a way that is compatible with the interests of the Palestinians,”