Egypt and Hamas reach an agreement to contain riots in Gaza

Egypt and Hamas reached an agreement to keep riots in Gaza “from escalating to a fresh conflict with Israel,” Hamas leader Yahia Sinwar said, Times of Israel reports. However, Sinwar said that the group, which rules Gaza, would resort to armed resistance if “Israel goes overboard” in its violence against Palestinians. Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz claimed that Egyptian authorities threatened to “not help” if Hamas did not contain the border protests and Israel decided to “take much harsher steps.”