According to Moussa Abu Marzouq, deputy-director of Hamas' political bureau, Omar Suleiman, the former director of the Egyptian General Intelligence service, was a "patriot who assisted and aided the Palestinian resistance." 

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has said he won’t visit Israel, nor would he host an Israeli leader in Egypt, before peace is achieved between Israel and the Palestinians.

Most Palestinians want security cooperation with Israel stopped.

Support for firing rockets from Gaza into Israel has dropped sharply, from 74% in December 2012 to 38% now, according to a survey conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center and published on Wednesday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu  for extensive talks Monday, as he praised the PM’ “good-faith efforts” with regards to the stalled Middle East peace process Tuesday in a joint press briefing in Jerusalem.

According to a Palestinian poll conducted on March 28-30, 2013, perception of corruption in PA institutions in the West Bank stands at 78%. 

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius paid tribute to Egypt as “a major power in the Middle East” as he sought to emphasise Europe’s desire for a two state solution to be realised to end Israeli- Palestinian conflict, in his meeting on Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Ali Amr in Paris.

The newly-elected Pope used his first Easter address Sunday to deliver a rousing call for Middle East peace, as he appealed on  Israelis and Palestinians to “willingly and courageously resume negotiations” in the stalled peace process to end their common “struggle to find the road of agreement.”

A joint operation of the IDF, ISA and the Israel Police led to the capture of 5 Palestinians who attacked Israeli civilian vehicles two weeks ago.

Israelis have voiced mixed feelings after hearing US President Barack Obama deliver a keynote address in which he appealed directly to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity hurts prospects for peace.