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Israel-Egypt relations

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
Palestinians search for goods at a landfill in Gaza City, October 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 25, 2025, 10:14 pm
Egyptian team enters Gaza with Israel’s approval to help locate hostages’ remains
Netanyahu personally okays entry of ‘technical team’; Israel said certain Hamas holding more slain captives, deliberately refusing to return them, expects return of two on Sunday
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Then-Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump (R) and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee during a roundtable at the Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center, October 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 28, 2025, 4:19 am
US envoy to Israel said set to visit Egypt, as Gazan officials ask US to work for truce
Huckabee reportedly set to discuss 21-point US plan to end war, Israel-Egypt tensions; Gaza City mayor, others write to Trump: ‘You have the power to succeed where others failed’
By Nurit Yohanan, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025, at UN headquarters. (AP/Pamela Smith)
September 28, 2025, 2:47 am
Arab leaders decry Gaza ‘genocide,’ urge Palestinian state in impassioned UN speeches
‘The Middle East is at the point of implosion,’ warns Egypt’s foreign minister, as Riyadh castigates international community for inaction over the past two years of war
By ToI Staff
The Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City collapses from Israeli strikes on September 5, 2025, amid the war between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 5, 2025, 5:51 pm
IDF blows up a Gaza City high-rise building, says it housed Hamas infrastructure
Strike comes after evacuation order issued, as troops expand op; Egypt vows to block mass displacement of Palestinians; Katz: ‘Bolt now being removed from Gates of Hell in Gaza’
By Nurit Yohanan, Stav Levaton and AFP
View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, on January 1, 2020. (Flash90)
June 25, 2025, 2:05 pm
Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field to resume operations after Iran ceasefire
Energy Ministry says smaller Karish field also to reopen; two Egyptian sources say imports from Israel will gradually rise, with full operations likely by weekend
By Steven Scheer
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