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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits for an interview on the pro-government Channel 14, October 13, 2026. (Screenshot)
October 14, 2026, 3:23 am
Netanyahu: Egyptian intel chief was in Israel before Oct. 7, didn’t meet with me
PM claims during lengthy TV interview that Iran is working to orchestrate an attack to influence election, maybe through Hamas and Hezbollah; urges criminal probe of those involved in his corruption prosecution
By Lazar Berman
Screenshot from a video posted by an Egyptian pilot on Instagram on October 7, 2026 showing an EgyptAir plane pulling up next to an El Al jet. (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
October 8, 2026, 10:51 pm
EgyptAir pilot sparks fear after posting El Al plane video with threatening speech on Oct. 7
Video features audio of Egypt’s Sadat invoking ‘eye for an eye’ threat to Israel in 1973; pilot says it has no connection to last week’s flydubai attack; clip said filmed in Milan
By ToI Staff
This official government handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosting Egyptian spy chief Abbas Kamel at his official residence in Jerusalem, May 30, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 28, 2026, 10:37 am
Egypt warned Netanyahu of attack days before Oct. 7, after two previous warnings — report
Intel chief Abbas Kamel called PM in early October, having already warned officials that Gaza was a tinderbox, WSJ reports; premier has denied receiving warnings from Egypt, UAE
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Egyptian soldiers peer out of a police vehicle to watch released detainees outside Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Nov.18, 2016. (AP/Amr Nabiln)
September 23, 2026, 2:26 am
Fate of 3 Israelis held in Egypt remains unknown 6 months after their arrest
Jerusalem has yet to receive a ‘satisfactory official response’ from Cairo about the trio from Negev Bedouin community, whose families believe they’re being detained on national security grounds
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein at a court hearing in the Tel Aviv District Court on July 14, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).
August 9, 2026, 2:12 pm
Netanyahu’s aides accused of leaking classified intel to Qatar for anti-Egypt push
Opposition cries ‘treason’ over Israel Hayom report that alleges Urich, Einhorn, Feldstein told Doha of possible Egyptian treaty violations, which Qataris fed back to Israeli media
By Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol
US President Donald Trump (left) greets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, October 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP/Evan Vucci, Pool)
January 17, 2026, 9:28 pm
Netanyahu fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board
PM’s office says it was left out of talks on makeup of executive board, which includes top officials from Turkey, Qatar; American official retorts: ‘This is our show, not his show’
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump speaks at a dedication ceremony for a portion of Southern Boulevard, which the Town of Palm Beach Council recently voted to rename,"President Donald J. Trump Boulevard," January 16, 2026, at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
January 17, 2026, 4:53 am
US unveils key Gaza panel, with prominent roles given to Israel critics Qatar, Turkey
Gaza Executive Board responsible for overseeing postwar management of Gaza also includes Witkoff, Kushner, Blair, representatives from UAE, Egypt and pair of prominent businessmen
By Jacob Magid
The Leviathan natural gas platform off the shore of Israel. (Albatross)
December 26, 2025, 5:14 am
As major Egypt gas deal burns through reserves, public will end up paying the price
‘Historic’ $35 billion sale means era of energy independence and cheaper electricity will end about a decade earlier than hoped, experts say, with more large offshore finds unlikely
By Sharon Wrobel
This picture taken on February 6, 2023 shows a view of Tibbin dual fuel (natural gas and fuel oil) powerplant and Helwan Steelworks, in the Helwan suburb south of Egypt's capital. (Amir MAKAR / AFP)
December 18, 2025, 10:48 pm
Egypt says major natural gas deal with Israel is ‘purely commercial,’ not ‘political’
Cairo approved agreement after weighing ‘economic and investment considerations,’ government media official says, stressing Egypt’s commitment to Palestinian cause
By AFP
View of the Israeli Leviathan natural gas field gas processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, on January 1, 2020. (Flash90/File)
December 18, 2025, 12:45 am
‘A historic moment’: Netanyahu announces $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt
Deal, which US reportedly pressed Israel to back, briefly stalled earlier this year after energy minister cited a lack of assurances that Israeli market would receive ‘fair prices’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A handout released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in New York on September 18, 2017. (HO/AFP)
December 12, 2025, 9:56 pm
Sissi not planning to meet PM without changes in conduct toward Egypt – official
Official says unresolved disputes over Gaza, Rafah Crossing and security make summit with Netanyahu unlikely despite interest from Jerusalem, Washington
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO/ File)
December 12, 2025, 2:37 am
Netanyahu planning Cairo trip to sign multibillion-dollar gas deal with Egypt
Senior US source confirms to ToI that Israeli officials are working with American diplomats on preparations for trip, which would be PM’s first official state visit to Egypt in 15 years
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO/ File)
December 7, 2025, 10:15 pm
White House said to be pushing for summit between Netanyahu and Egypt’s Sissi
US nudging Israel to sign off on stalled major gas deal with Cairo to ‘create a warmer peace’ as it encourages Jerusalem to offer economic incentives to potential allies
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man rides on a cart pulled by a donkey near a concrete block marking the Yellow Line drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2025. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
December 7, 2025, 2:47 pm
Turkish, Egyptian FMs say Israel breaching ceasefire daily; Ankara urges US to step in
At Doha diplomatic meet, Fidan says Indonesia, Azerbaijan, others want to see Ankara join international force despite Israeli veto; Abdelatty urges deployment of peacekeepers ASAP
By Jacob Magid
Energy Minister Eli Cohen meets his American counterpart Chris Wright in Washington on April 3, 2025. (Shmulik Almani)
October 31, 2025, 9:43 am
US energy secretary nixes visit after Israel puts Egypt gas deal on hold
Bucking US pressure, Energy Minister Cohen is refusing to ink landmark $35 billion deal to export natural gas to Egypt until ‘fair prices are agreed upon for the Israeli market’
By Lazar Berman
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