Israel-Palestine: relaunching the peace process at the heart of the Bennett-al-Sisi meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) on September 13, 2021 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Naftali Bennett is visiting Egypt on Monday, September 13.

This is the first time that an Israeli head of government has visited this country since 2011. He met President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh.

The two officials mentioned in particular the relaunch of the peace process between the Palestinians and the Jewish state, which has stalled since 2014.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

Sami Boukhelifa

An Israeli Prime Minister received in Egypt, this had not happened for more than ten years.

Since January 2011, in fact, and the visit of Benjamin Netanyahu, when Egypt was still ruled by

Hosni Mubarak

, the raïs ousted from power a few days later,

during the Arab Spring

.

A decade has passed, a period of time during which relations between the two countries have known their ups and downs. But ultimately, the last few years have above all been marked by close security cooperation, and in particular the fight against terrorist groups in the Sinai. The two countries have also cooperated on an energy plan: since 2020, the Hebrew state exports its gas to Egypt.

Bolstered by this collaboration, the Egyptians, who are also in

talks with

Palestinian Authority officials and Hamas officials in power in Gaza, are seeking to

relaunch the

Israeli-Palestinian

peace talks

.

The Hebrew state, for its part, has just presented a plan to rehabilitate

Gaza

, on condition that Hamas commits to " 

calm

 ".

And Israel needs Egypt's support to achieve its goal.

After the meeting, Prime Minister Bennett thanked Egyptian President El-Sisi for the warm hospitality in the coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The two leaders agreed to continue deepening the cooperation and dialogue between the two countries in all spheres.

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- PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 13, 2021

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