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Egyptian soldier killed after IDF troops targeted at Gaza border

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The Egyptian military opened fire at Israel Defense Forces troops stationed on the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing on Monday. An exchange of fire followed, with one Egyptian soldier killed. The IDF confirmed that...
U.N. workers and empty trucks wait for the arrival of humanitarian aid at the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Cairo: IDF border operations will threaten relations

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An Egyptian government spokesperson warned Israel on Tuesday against taking military action in a buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor. Israeli officials have warned they may launch military operations along the...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, the head of Egypt's General Intelligence Directorate, May 30, 2021. Credit: Prime Minister's Office.

Netanyahu denies report Cairo warned of Hamas attack

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday dismissed as “totally fake news” and "absolutely false" reports that the Egyptian spy chief warned him of a major impending Palestinian attack from Gaza. Ynet had reported that Maj. Gen. Abbas...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Source: Kremlin.ru.

Egypt at a crossroads: Has el-Sisi’s decade in power been a success?

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It has been nearly ten years since General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi came to power as president of Egypt following a military coup. July 3, 2013, began as a regular day in Cairo, with demonstrations held against...
Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, as he arrives to the the Negev Summit in Sde Boker in southern Israel, March 27, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

Egypt: Ceasefire talks so far unsuccessful

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Attempts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian terror groups in Gaza have made no headway, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry admitting that “efforts continue for now without success.” A senior Israeli...
An Egyptian book on the history of Zionism. Source: Twitter.

Israel condemns antisemitic works at Cairo Book Fair

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In unusually blunt language, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has expressed dismay over the continuing expressions of antisemitism prevalent in Egyptian society, including at the state-run international book fair currently underway in Cairo. “We are worried about...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 3, 2022. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Ahead of Biden visit, Lapid speaks to presidents of Egypt, Turkey

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the region gears up for U.S. President Joe Biden’s July 13-16 visit. Lapid and el-Sisi...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sept. 13, 2021. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Bennett makes surprise visit to Egypt for trilateral summit with UAE, Egyptian leaders

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is currently on a previously unannounced visit to Egypt to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Plans for the...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in September 2021. Credit: Prime Minister's Office.

Egypt, Israel open new direct flight between Tel Aviv and Sharm el-Sheikh

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Israel and Egypt are opening a new direct flight route between Ben-Gurion International Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. Flights are expected to begin during the intermediate days of Passover...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Source: Kremlin.ru.

Egypt’s El-Sisi has taken a ‘strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel’

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has taken a “strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel,” a report in Globes has said in recent days. The report said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is “striving to deepen economic...