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Naftali Bennett makes first visit to Egypt by an Israeli PM in a decade Naftali Bennett makes first visit to Egypt by an Israeli PM in a decade
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Naftali Bennett's trip to Egypt to meet Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had been shrouded in secrecyNaftali Bennett's trip to Egypt to meet Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had been shrouded in secrecy
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is holding talks with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is holding talks with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
It is the first official trip to Egypt by an Israeli premier for a decade.It is the first official trip to Egypt by an Israeli premier for a decade.
The Egyptian presidency said the two leaders would discuss bilateral and regional issues, and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.The Egyptian presidency said the two leaders would discuss bilateral and regional issues, and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Mr Bennett, who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu in June, received an invitation to visit Egypt last month. Mr Bennett, who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu in June, accepted an invitation to visit Egypt last month.
Mr Netanyahu was the last Israeli prime minister to make an official visit to Egypt in 2011, when he met Hosni Mubarak just over a month before he was ousted by a popular uprising. Mr Netanyahu was the last Israeli head of government to make an official visit to Egypt in 2011, when he met then-President Hosni Mubarak just over a month before he was ousted by a popular uprising.
He is reported to have also travelled secretly to Egypt in 2018 for unofficial talks with Mr Sisi, who led the military's overthrow of Mubarak's democratically elected successor in 2013 following mass protests. He was reported to have also travelled secretly to Egypt in 2018 for unofficial talks with Mr Sisi, who led the military's overthrow of Mubarak's democratically elected successor in 2013 following mass protests. They also met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York several times.
Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, but relations between the neighbours have often been cool.Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, but relations between the neighbours have often been cool.
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Correspondents say tensions surrounding the Gaza Strip are likely to dominate the meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh. The details of Mr Bennett's trip to the Sinai Peninsula on Monday were shrouded in secrecy for security reasons, and his meeting with Mr Sisi was only announced shortly before it started.
Egypt has always played a major role in efforts to mediate between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the territory. According to the Egyptian presidency, the two leaders were expected to discuss "a number of bilateral issues in various fields", as well as regional and international developments and "ways and efforts to revive the peace process" between Israel and the Palestinians.
It brokered a ceasefire that ended an 11-day conflict in May, during which at least 260 people were killed in Gaza and 13 people were killed in Israel. An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza was tested in recent days
But its efforts to negotiate a long-term truce have been tested by a rise in cross-border violence in recent weeks. The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says serious progress on peace talks seems unlikely given that they collapsed in 2014 and Mr Bennett - a nationalist politician - opposes the creation of a Palestinian state.
The Israeli military said earlier on Monday it had struck Hamas militant targets in Gaza after rockets were fired at Israel for the third night in a row. However, our correspondent adds, there are hopes that agreements can be made on reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.
Egypt helped broker a ceasefire in May after 11 days of fierce fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the territory. At least 260 people were killed in Gaza and 13 people were killed in Israel.
In recent weeks, that ceasefire has been tested by a rise in cross-border violence.
The Israeli military said earlier on Monday that it had struck targets belonging to the militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, after rockets were fired at Israel for the third night in a row.
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