CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official source said on Monday.

The Israeli PM’s expansionist rhetoric has shaken the Arab world, with a former top UAE adviser calling him ‘no less dangerous than Hitler’.

The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a “red line” and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt’s national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed readiness to realize Greater Israel, expanding the borders of Israel to include parts of Egypt and Jordan.

Greater Israel” is an extremist ideology for Israel to conquer Palestine as well as parts of numerous other countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated he is on a historic mission and supports the vision of Greater Israel, which includes territories designated for a future Palestinian state.

In a Wednesday statement, Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, are expressing support for Egypt, and also demanding an end to the war. Mr. Netanyahu insisted Wednesday that controlling Gaza’s border with Egypt would hasten the release of hostages. If Israel leaves, he said, hostages could be smuggled out and “end up in Iran, or Yemen, or whenever,” adding ...

Egypt slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expansionist rhetoric in the media of the so-called “Greater Israel” vision as threatening regional peace, fueling instability, and violating the sovereignty of Arab states and demanded official clarification from Israel.