Tag: Israel-Egypt Relations
Shin Bet chief visits Cairo to discuss regional security matters
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar headed to Cairo on Sunday at the head of an Israeli delegation to meet with senior Egyptian security officials.
The two sides discussed, among other things, tightening...
Alignment of Egyptian-Israeli interests apparent in meeting of leaders on key regional issues
The Sept. 13 meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula is a dramatic public encounter on Egyptian soil that signals a new alignment...
Report: US to freeze $130 million of Egyptian military aid over human-rights abuses
The United States is withholding $130 million worth of military aid to Egypt in order to pressure it to improve human rights, said two sources, including a U.S. official, according to Reuters.
The Biden administration decision...
Bennett meets with Egyptian President El-Sisi in Sinai
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday.
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office, the two leaders discussed a series of topics,...
Bennett meets with Egyptian intelligence minister, who offers invitation to visit
On behalf of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt’s intelligence chief invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit to the neighboring country.
Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel met in Israel on Wednesday...
Israel weighs Egyptian request to downgrade travel advisory to Sinai
Israel’s National Security Council is considering an Egyptian request to downgrade the Israeli travel advisory to the Sinai Peninsula, which has been at its most severe level since 2004.
According to a report by Kan aired on...
Egypt’s president pushes for Gaza humanitarian aid in first call with Bennett
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke on Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and discussed a number of bilateral, regional, and international issues.
The Egyptian president congratulated Bennett for becoming prime minister.
Bennett thanked Sisi...
Netanyahu meets with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
The two discussed strengthening cooperation between Israel and...
Israeli, Egyptian officials hold largest bilateral conference in 20 years
Some 60 Israeli and Egyptian officials and businesspeople recently took part in the largest bilateral meeting held between the two countries in the last 20 years. The meeting, held in the Egyptian resort city...
January 26, 1980: Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
Egypt and Israel normalized their relations on January 26, 1980, opening the borders of land, sea and air. One day after handing over the El-Arish line (Sinai) to the Government of Cairo.
The Israeli Embassy...