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Israel-Cyprus relations

Electricity workers work to fix a power cable at Cyprus's main power station in Mari, Cyprus, July 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
August 9, 2026, 11:15 am
Cyprus minister hails moves to connect island, Israel to European electricity grid
Great Seas Interconnector project, originally estimated at $2.2 billion but likely to cost more, would help EU forge new energy and trade route to Gulf and India
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
A billboard advertises Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, in Cyprus. The Hebrew reads: 'Israelis, enjoy! You deserve it. Yashar, with Eisenkot.' (Fidias Panayiotou on X)
July 27, 2026, 4:10 pm
Eisenkot ad campaign targets Israelis vacationing in Cyprus, irking locals
Yashar party raises two billboards encouraging Israelis to enjoy themselves, then to go home and vote; Cypriot influencer and EU lawmaker calls to defend nation’s ‘sovereignty’
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Air Force refueling plane flies alongside Hellenic Air Force fighter jets during a drill over Greece, November 3, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 29, 2025, 6:49 pm
Greece, Israel and Cyprus to step up joint exercises in eastern Mediterranean
IDF says plan will bolster regional ‘stability, security and peace’; Greek official: Deal includes transfer of intel from Israel to address ‘asymmetrical’ and ‘symmetrical’ threats
By Reuters and Stav Levaton
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (left) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) hold a joint press conference after a trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on December 22, 2025. (ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
December 23, 2025, 5:41 am
Netanyahu uses summit of Israel, Greece, Cyprus leaders to send warning to Turkey
Participants at trilateral Jerusalem summit agree to boost cooperation in eastern Mediterranean; PM says the three countries can defend against those trying to ‘recreate empire’
By Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
Flames burn near a house in Souni village, Cyprus, during a massive wildfire on the southern side of the east Mediterranean island nation's Troodos mountain range, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
July 24, 2025, 5:21 pm
Israel to dispatch aircraft to Cyprus to help battle deadly wildfire
Police say two charred bodies found after being caught in inferno Wednesday; blaze forces evacuation of 14 villages as temperatures expected to peak at 44°C
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides addresses the opening session of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), at the Centre des Expositions conference centre in the French riviera city of Nice, on June 9, 2025. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
June 15, 2025, 5:18 pm
Cyprus says it was asked by Iran to convey messages to Israel; Tehran denies it
Cypriot president says Tehran requested a line of communication with Jerusalem; Iranian Foreign Ministry says nothing sent via any third parties
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Known as Maya in Israel and Anassa in Cyprus, this Mediterranean monk seal, one of the rarest marine animals in the world, rests with her pup in Cyprus in October 2024. (Courtesy/Haris Nicolaou)
May 16, 2025, 12:09 pm
Israeli and Cypriot researchers team up on extreme cave makeover for rare monk seals
A rehabilitation project in northern Israel aims to provide safe and dry breeding places for the endangered marine mammals, of which only 600-700 remain in the world
By Diana Bletter
File - The police van carrying the five Israelis who are accused of raping a British woman, arrives at the Famagusta District Courthouse in Paralimni, Cyprus, on September 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
April 17, 2025, 6:10 pm
Cyprus attorney general appeals acquittal of 5 Israelis in alleged rape of UK tourist
Complainant, who said the 5 men abducted, raped her in hotel room, welcomes AG’s appeal; Israelis, since returned home, unlikely to fly back for court proceedings
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Israel Navy launches its new 'Barak 8' missile defense system on November 26, 2015. (screen capture: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 5, 2024, 4:16 pm
Cyprus takes delivery of air defense system from Israel, report says
Nicosia said installing Barak MX anti-aircraft system as it scrambles to find replacements for its Russian-made weapons amid embargo on Moscow
By Michele Kambas
Tourists sit under a tree for shade amid hot weather at Eleftherias, Liberty, square in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
June 20, 2024, 7:42 pm
Cyprus nonplussed by Hezbollah threat it could be dragged into regional war
Calling Nasrallah’s comments ‘not pleasant,’ Cypriot president says country ‘is in no way involved in war conflict’ as EU decries ‘any threats against our member states’
By Reuters
File: The barge Jennifer, part of a three ship flotilla carrying food aid for the Gaza Strip, sails next to the French frigate Courbet as the flotilla departs the port of Larnaca in Cyprus on March 30, 2024. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP)
April 27, 2024, 7:24 pm
Ship with Gaza aid departs Cyprus for first time since killing of WCK aid workers
Small cargo vessel leaves Larnaca with goods donated by the United Arab Emirates; Britain assisting in construction of American aid pier, may aid in deliveries as well
By AFP and ToI Staff
Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides (L) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) shake hands at the presidential palace in Nicosia on March 8, 2024. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou / POOL / AFP)
March 8, 2024, 11:22 am
Visiting Cyprus, EU chief says pilot ship to set sail Friday on aid corridor to Gaza
Ursula von der Leyen inspects facilities at Larnaca port, where Spanish ship carrying US-donated food supplies is waiting to make test run; Israel welcomes move
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd right) chairs a cabinet meeting at the the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Dec. 31, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 31, 2023, 2:49 pm
PM rejects South Africa’s claims of genocide, as Cyprus-Gaza sea corridor set to open
Netanyahu says IDF acting with unprecedented ‘morality’ in Strip, notes Hamas would ‘murder all of us if it could’; outgoing FM says humanitarian shipments can begin ‘immediately’
By Agencies
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen gives a press conference about a humanitarian aid corridor from the Cyprus to the war-torn Gaza Strip, in Larnaca, Cyprus on December 20, 2023. (Elisa Amouret / AFP)
December 20, 2023, 6:56 pm
In Cyprus, Foreign Minister Cohen backs plan to ‘fast track’ aid to Gaza via island
Cypriots propose establishing corridor to collect, inspect and store resources in Larnaca before shipping them to Palestinian enclave
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Officers stand by a police van after entering the grounds of the courthouse complex in the southwest coastal city of Paphos, Cyprus, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
December 20, 2023, 5:16 am
Cyprus foils alleged Iranian plot to kill Israelis, in joint operation with Mossad
Cypriot official says authorities arrested two asylum seekers from Iran who were in contact with a Revolutionary Guard operative about targeting Israeli businessmen
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
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