A planned visit to Egypt by United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has been postponed for the time being, a US official tells The Times of Israel, shortly after an American embassy spokesperson confirmed to AFP that the envoy was set to make a rare visit to Cairo.
“This familiarization trip reflects the United States’ ongoing commitment to maintaining open and constructive dialogue with regional partners to advance shared goals in the region,” the spokesman told AFP, without providing further details or a date for the visit.
The planned talks are expected to center on the Gaza war, which has strained Israel–Egypt ties, and comes days after a new plan for ending the war emerged under US President Donald Trump in talks with Arab and Muslim leaders.
The New York Times, which first reported the expected visit, said it would be the first visit to Egypt of an American ambassador to Israel in decades.
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