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Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty

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
The main characters in 'Kissufim,' a Netflix movie set in late 1970s in the southern kibbutz (Courtesy)
September 27, 2024, 2:31 am
The way we were: Netflix’s ‘Kissufim’ an eerily prescient story of kibbutz next to Gaza
Film set in late 70s as Israel and Egypt sign historic peace treaty explores the tensions of those living in and around Gaza, and becomes a window into the kibbutz before October 7
By Jessica Steinberg
IDF troops and tanks on the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on May 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 15, 2024, 10:26 am
Israel said to fear Egypt will halt Hamas mediation role, as ties hit new low
Officials say Cairo is using humanitarian situation and blockage at Rafah crossing to build international pressure on Israel to end the war
By ToI Staff
File: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a panel discussion during the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
May 12, 2024, 8:51 pm
Egypt joins ICJ case against Israel as one official warns Rafah op puts peace at risk
As IDF deepens action in city, Cairo escalates pressure on Jerusalem to pull back troops; at the same time, country’s FM insists peace treaty is ‘core pillar of regional stability’
By Lazar Berman and AP
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (left) shakes hands with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 12, 2024. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)
February 12, 2024, 7:41 pm
Egypt says peace treaty with Israel safe despite jitters over Rafah offensive
Foreign minister Shoukry appears to rebuff reports that Cairo could suspend agreement if IDF pushes into southern Gaza city, risking influx into Sinai
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Egyptian lawmaker Mustafa Bakri, 2018. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 31, 2023, 12:56 pm
Egyptian lawmaker pans Netanyahu’s postwar Gaza ideas as violation of peace treaty
Mustafa Bakri says notion of Israeli forces controlling ‘Philadelphi Route’ along Egyptian border is an attack on sovereignty, urges use of force to prevent ‘enemy’s plan
By ToI Staff
In this March 13, 1996 file photo, Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he and (from left to right) Jordan's King Hussein, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, US President Bill Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and, far right, PLO Leader Yasser Arafat make their way up to pose for the group photo at the end of their one-day Summit for Peacemakers in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
February 25, 2020, 9:27 pm
Mubarak kept peace treaty but shunned deeper ties with Israel
Israeli ex-envoy says Egyptian leader didn’t make major efforts to advance agricultural, cultural cooperation; expert says he was keen on advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace
By Adam Rasgon
A partial view of the Dimona nuclear power plant in the southern Israeli Negev desert, on September 8, 2002. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
September 22, 2019, 4:06 pm
Did the Carter administration cover up a 1979 Israeli nuclear test?
Noting Israeli accusations against Iran, Foreign Policy magazine slams ‘humiliating role’ US president allegedly played in hiding purported Israeli test from the world
By ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Israel-Egypt peace accord held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 25, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
June 25, 2019, 3:19 pm
Marking 40 years of peace with Egypt, Rivlin urges pact with Palestinians
President tells Cairo’s ambassador he wants to meet his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
By Stuart Winer
Likud Knesset member Ayoub Kara at the Likud polling station in Jerusalem for the party's primary on February 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 4, 2019, 10:06 pm
PM said to mull appointment of communications minister as ambassador to Egypt
Netanyahu may be looking to reward loyalist Druze lawmaker Ayoub Kara, but Amira Oron already approved to go to Cairo this summer
By ToI Staff
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, US president Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the north lawn of the White House as they sign the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, March 26, 1979. (AP/Bob Daugherty)
March 24, 2019, 9:34 am
On 40th anniversary, Egypt-Israel peace treaty endures in troubled region
Historic accord remains strong in face of Middle East turmoil and political unrest in Egypt
By Mona Salem
Prime minister Menachem Begin welcomes Egyptian president Anwar Sadat at Ben Gurion Airport on November 19, 1997 (Moshe Milner/GPO archive)
March 24, 2019, 9:27 am
A look at the landmark Egypt, Israel peace treaty, sealed 40 years ago
Historic deal ended 30 years of war, endured the ensuing Arab fury and Sadat’s assassination
By Antoinette Chalaby-Moualla
Former President Jimmy Carter pictured before a book signing Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP/John Amis)
March 5, 2019, 5:30 pm
Jimmy Carter: Israeli-Palestinian peace impossible with Netanyahu at helm
Former US president, in Israel to mark 40th anniversary of peace treaty with Egypt, also says he isn’t sure PA President Abbas wants peace
By Michael Bachner
Then-prime minister Menachem Begin (R) and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat share a laugh at the King David Hotel on November 19, 1977. (Ya'akov Sa'ar/GPO archive)
December 18, 2018, 12:22 am
Trump signs law conferring Congressional Gold Medal on Anwar Sadat
US Congress approves honor for late Egyptian president, ahead of 40th anniversary of 1979 peace treaty with Israel
By Ron Kampeas
Incoming Jordanian Ambassador to Israel Ghassan Majali inspects an honor guard during a ceremony for new ambassadors at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, November 8, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 8, 2018, 4:05 pm
In Jerusalem, new envoys from Cairo and Amman recommit to peace with Israel
Hosted by President Rivlin, Ghassan Majali of Jordan and Khaled Azmi of Egypt urge Israel to reach peace with the Palestinians as well
By Raphael Ahren
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