Israel is pushing for more control of the disputed passage near the Egypt-Gaza border, testing Egypt's security stance and threatening the peace treaty between the two nations.
Egypt continues its mediation efforts between the Palestinian factions and Israel, seeking a long-term settlement to end the war in Gaza. Qatar also joined the resumed efforts and attended the meetings with Palestinian and Israeli officials last week. Over the past weeks, Egypt has tried to put forward several initiatives for a ceasefire that were met with obstacles. But its endeavors have intensified to mobilize international support for an immediate ceasefire.
'There is reason to estimate that the next government will bring achievements on the economic and social level” for the Arab sector, and we're prepared to work with Netanyahu,' activists in the Balad party stated.