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Israeli-Egyptian relations

Water being distributed in Gaza using tankers marked with Turkish flags, October 21, 2025. (IHH screenshot via X)
October 22, 2025, 6:29 pm
Netanyahu’s office to ToI: There will be no Turkish troops deployed in Gaza
Sky News Arabia reports Egyptian intel chief, Netanyahu disagreed over Ankara’s role in post-war Gaza; PMO: ‘There is no disagreement’; VP Vance has said he sees ‘constructive role’ for Turkey
By Lazar Berman, Reuters and ToI Staff
Egyptian human rights activist, author and analyst Dalia Ziada at her home in Washington DC, August 28, 2024 (screenshot)
September 11, 2024, 8:57 am
Egypt is embarrassed to admit failure to control Philadelphi, says exiled analyst
Dalia Ziada was forced to flee Cairo for criticizing Hamas after October 7; today a lobbyist against Iran in DC, she explains why Egypt rejects Israeli control over the corridor
By Gianluca Pacchiani
ShinBet head Ronen Bar at the annual IDF Armored Corps memorial ceremony, marking the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, in Latrun on September 27, 2023 (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
January 30, 2024, 12:26 pm
Shin Bet chief visits Cairo to address tensions with Egypt over Gaza – report
Ronen Bar reportedly meets Egyptian counterpart, amid dispute over who will control the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt-Gaza border
By ToI Staff
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett photographed in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt March 22, 2022. UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP
March 22, 2022, 9:15 pm
Bennett’s Egypt summit touched on Assad’s UAE visit, air defense, bilateral trade
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince updated Israeli and Egyptian leaders on Friday’s meeting with Syrian dictator; PM presented vision of regional air defense network
By Lazar Berman
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (C) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, March 22, 2022 (Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)
March 22, 2022, 3:23 pm
In first, Bennett meets Sissi, MBZ in Egypt amid concerns over Ukraine war
As European war continues and Iran nuke deal seemingly nears completion, PM holds unprecedented trilateral summit with regional partners in Sharm el-Sheikh
By Lazar Berman
(From R-L) Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. (Collage/AP)
March 21, 2022, 8:33 pm
Bennett in Egypt for first-ever trilateral summit with Sissi and UAE crown prince
PM flies to Sharm el-Sheikh for unannounced visit, as US nears signing of Iran nuclear deal — a move generally supported by Cairo and Abu Dhabi, but opposed by Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meet, on September 13, 2021, in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 19, 2022, 10:37 pm
Bennett reportedly planning visit to Egypt to meet again with Sissi
Sharm el-Shiekh summit will be the second for two leaders in less than 6 months; report comes following decision to expand direct flights between Israel and Egypt
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meet, on September 13, 2021, in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 16, 2022, 12:51 pm
Israel, Egypt expand direct flights with new Tel Aviv-Sharm el-Sheikh route
Prime Minister’s Office says opening of route to Sinai resort town was first discussed by Bennett and Egyptian President el-Sissi when they met in September
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A picture taken from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip shows Israeli soldiers inspecting the area around their observation post next to the border fence with the coastal enclave on August 1, 2019, following a firefight with a Palestinian gunman. (Said Khatib/AFP)
January 3, 2022, 7:34 pm
Machine gun fire from Gaza triggers alarms near border community
Gunshots cause neither injury nor damage, but mark the third attack from the Strip in a week, amid high tensions along the frontier
By Judah Ari Gross
Fire and smoke rise during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2022, a day after two rockets fired from Gaza landed off the coast of Tel Aviv. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 2, 2022, 12:46 pm
Egypt appeals for calm amid flareup in violence between Israel and Gaza
Cairo diplomat says ‘neither side wants a full-blown war’ following retaliatory IDF airstrikes on Strip after missiles fired toward Tel Aviv
By AP and Judah Ari Gross
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid sits with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo, December 9, 2021 (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
December 12, 2021, 6:47 am
Egypt’s openness to expanded Israel ties on full display during Lapid visit
Sissi sees Israel as a regional economic and security partner, but true normalization is not on the way
By Lazar Berman
Then-opposition leader Isaac Herzog meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. on December 1, 2013. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90/File)
September 6, 2021, 8:09 pm
Abbas, Herzog express hopes for upped cooperation in holiday call
PA chief also speaks to Gantz, looks for strengthening of ties in coming year as new government in Jerusalem broadens its contacts with Ramallah
By ToI Staff
Jordan’s King Abdullah II (left), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (center) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attend a trilateral summit in Cairo, on September 2, 2021.
September 5, 2021, 8:36 pm
Sissi calls Herzog for New Year, as Cairo said pushing for new Palestinian talks
Leader hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah in Cairo last week, and is expected to welcome PM Naftali Bennett soon
By Amy Spiro
People walk past an electoral billboard for the Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), and opposition Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2021, ahead of the March 23 general election. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
April 3, 2021, 12:56 pm
For Israel, endless electoral discord carries perils for ties with Arab world
Political instability in wake of Abraham Accords puts plans on backburner, and Mideast leaders grow weary of being treated as pawns or punching bags
By Lazar Berman
Ambassador Amira Oron in front of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, in an undated photo. The provided photo has been digitally altered by The Times of Israel for artistic effect. (Courtesy: Amira Oron)
January 10, 2021, 11:31 am
With an outstretched hand, an ambassador brings Israel back into Egypt
Returning to Cairo as Jerusalem’s top diplomat there, Amira Oron says there are plenty of opportunities to broaden ties and sees Egyptians finally warming up to the Jewish state
By Tal Schneider
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