Abbas Kamel
The Islamist group likely to do “something unusual, a terrible operation,” Egypt allegedly told the Israeli premier.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid had reportedly assured Cairo that Jerusalem would curtail its counter-terrorism operations in Judea and Samaria in the wake of the Egyptian-mediated truce that ended “Operation Breaking Dawn.”
Despite intelligence-sharing between the neighboring countries, Cairo has not invited an Israeli prime minister to visit since 2013, the year Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power.
The two discuss mechanisms to prevent Hamas from diverting resources intended for Gaza’s civilian population; Israeli premier reiterates demand for the return of Hamas captives.