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White House pushing for Sisi–Netanyahu summit: Report

Sunday, 07 December 2025 6:30 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 December 2025 6:30 PM ]

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

The White House is making preparations to broker a rare summit between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who have not had direct communication since before the Gaza war.

According to a US official and an Israeli source familiar with the matter, before the summit can happen, Netanyahu needs to give approval for a strategic natural-gas agreement with Egypt and take further steps to reassure Cairo, Axios reported on Sunday.

The proposed energy deal is seen by the US as a practical measure to build confidence, potentially giving Sisi enough political room to agree to a summit.

The administration of US President Donald Trump believes that a face-to-face meeting could play a crucial role in alleviating months of tension and reopening essential channels of cooperation between Israel and key Arab states.

Israel signs largest-ever export deal to supply gas to Egypt

Israel signs its largest-ever export agreement to send natural gas to Egypt despite calls worldwide to boycott the occupying regime over its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

In the aftermath of the Gaza war, the US has been intensifying its efforts to improve strained Israel–Arab relations, using economic diplomacy, including energy cooperation and trade incentives.

The White House hopes the process could serve as a blueprint for further regional engagements in the upcoming months.

Since the start of the brutal Gaza onslaught on October 7, 2023, Cairo has repeatedly condemned Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, but maintained and even increased its economic relations with Tel Aviv.

Egypt’s ports ‘major supply outlets’ for Israel during war on Gaza

An open source investigation has found that Egyptian seaports have become major stations for cargo and cement ships transporting goods to and from Israel since the war on the besieged Gaza Strip began last October.

Back in August, Israel signed its largest-ever export agreement to send natural gas to Egypt despite calls worldwide to boycott the occupying regime over its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

In the same month, an open-source investigation by Arabi Post also found that Egyptian seaports have become major stations for cargo and cement ships transporting goods to and from Israel since the war on the besieged enclave began.

The investigation came as Gaza was under complete siege, with Egypt saying Israel is not cooperating with the delivery of aid into the blockaded territory.

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