Egypt, finding itself beleaguered by tragedy, debt, unrest, and political isolation, and a demographic emergency, with a population of 90 million people, has decided that its interest requires restoring its regional role through the Palestinian-Israeli gateway, especially after the Turkish-Israeli reconciliation that gave Ankara a stronger say in Gaza via Hamas, directly on the border with Egypt. Thus the Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shukri flew to Jerusalem this week, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who invited him to dinner in his home. The sudden but significant visit drew a lot of criticism.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/18/Egyptian-national-security-at-the-heart-of-rapprochement-with-Israel.html
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