Egypt threatened to suspend peace treaty after Israel took over Rafah crossing - report

Egypt threatened to suspend its peace treaty with Israel and stop serving as a mediator in ceasefire talks after Israel only gave Egypt short notice before capturing the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

Egypt was also blocking all humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza from Egypt through the Kerem Shalom crossing due to the tensions between the two countries, Egyptian officials told The Washington Post.

Last week, Israel offered the Palestinian Authority the option to send representatives to the Rafah crossing to take over the operation of the crossing but also demanded that these representatives not act officially on behalf of the PA, senior US, Israeli, and Palestinian officials told Walla.

Shin Bet tells Egypt they won't let Hamas return to Rafah crossing

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar spoke with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel about the dispute surrounding the Rafah crossing, Walla reported on Monday. According to the report, Israel is prepared to accept any solution that doesn't involve the return of Hamas.

The report added that Egyptian and Qatari mediators working on trying to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will reconvene in Doha this week.

The mediators will work to try and narrow the gaps between Israel and Hamas after talks exploded last week.