The Leviathan natural gas field off the coast of Israel. (Credit: Jazk Guez/AFP archive photo)
On Wednesday, Israel approved a contract for $35 billion in gas exports to Egypt, a deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed as the largest in his country’s history.The deal was first announced in early August 2025, but Israel suspended it when Egypt deployed 40,000 troops in the Sinai, which Israel claimed was a violation of the 1979 Camp David treaty.U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has since worked to bring the two countries closer, and is trying to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, according to Axios. There’s no indication such a meeting has been set, but the gas agreement was still revived.While Netanyahu is touting a diplomatic victory, saying that this agreement significantly strengthens Israel’s position as a regional energy power and contributes to the...
On Wednesday, Israel approved a contract for $35 billion in gas exports to Egypt, a deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed as the largest in his country’s history.The deal was first announced in early August 2025, but Israel suspended it when Egypt deployed 40,000 troops in the Sinai, which Israel claimed was a violation of the 1979 Camp David treaty.U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has since worked to bring the two countries closer, and is trying to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, according to Axios. There’s no indication such a meeting has been set, but the gas agreement was still revived.While Netanyahu is touting a diplomatic victory, saying that this agreement significantly strengthens Israel’s position as a regional energy power and contributes to...
Qaani: Minimum requirement for Lebanon is a return to pre-war lines
