UAE receives authorization from Israel’s political echelon to construct an independent water pipeline from Egypt to Gaza, which will supply water to approximately 600,000 residents without relying on Israel’s water infrastructure.

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty calls for urgent access to aid and outlines reconstruction plans amid negotiations in Doha - Anadolu Ajansı

Calling themselves “Iron 17,” they stormed the State Security headquarters at the Ma’asara police station in Helwan, detaining several security personnel for hours in an unprecedented act, the first of its kind since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rise to power in 2013 as president.

Gaza ceasefire talks are expected to resume next week following Israel's review of the response by Palestinian Hamas militants, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Friday, citing an Egyptian source.

Those killed in the strikes include four people in an apartment building in Gaza City among others, hospital staff and the ambulance service said.

Qatar and Egypt said Friday they were pressing on with efforts to mediate talks to end the Gaza war, insisting that suspending negotiations to hold consultations was “normal” as hope of a breakthrough faded.

The BBC has said it is 'desperately concerned' for journalists covering the deadly famine, who have been left 'unable to feed' themselves or their families

On Thursday, the president's Middle East peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the Trump administration had decided to bring its negotiating team home for consultations following Hamas' latest proposal. The US and Israel pulled their delegations out of the talks in Doha,