Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is due to travel to Egypt soon to speak with senior officials there about the Gaza war, The New York Times reports.
The impending visit is to take place as US President Donald Trump pushes his 21-point plan to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of the 48 hostages held there by Hamas. Trump is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.
Three US and Middle Eastern officials have confirmed the visit, The Times reports. It would be the first visit to Egypt of an ambassador to Israel in decades, the publication says.
One of the officials Huckabee is reportedly expected to meet is Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, who accused Israel of “genocide” and other crimes in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly tonight. Israel adamantly rejects the accusation.
Egypt, which borders Gaza, has acted as a mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, but relations between Cairo and Jerusalem have become strained during the war.
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