A convoy of trucks carrying aid supplies for Gaza from Egypt heads to the Rafah crossing on October 16, 2023. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images Ofir Winter, Tel Aviv University As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled Gaza since 2007.
Hamas-Israeli conflict: what’s at stake for Egypt
Hamas-Israeli conflict: what’s at stake for…
Hamas-Israeli conflict: what’s at stake for Egypt
A convoy of trucks carrying aid supplies for Gaza from Egypt heads to the Rafah crossing on October 16, 2023. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images Ofir Winter, Tel Aviv University As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled Gaza since 2007.