Egyptian FM asked Israel to publicize his call with Katz — official

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry addresses a joint press conference to comment on the Ministerial Meeting on the Middle East Peace Process, on May 11, 2023 at the Foreign Office in Berlin. (Odd ANDERSEN /AFP/ File)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry addresses a joint press conference to comment on the Ministerial Meeting on the Middle East Peace Process, on May 11, 2023 at the Foreign Office in Berlin. (Odd ANDERSEN /AFP/ File)

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asked Israel to publicize his conversation yesterday with Foreign Minister Israel Katz, an official with knowledge of the conversation tells The Times of Israel.

Shoukry, who spoke to Katz after calls with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iran’s FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, asked Israel not to respond to Saturday’s attack by Iran.

The two also discussed Rafah, and Egypt promised to continue working to free the hostages.

Shoukry pledged to continue working to strengthen bilateral relations, according to the official.

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