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Philippine Canadian Inquirer Hamas-Israeli conflict: what’s at stake for Egypt News

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt which shares a border with both Israel & Gaza the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel.

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Egypt also doesn’t want to alienate Israel, with a mutual interest: they do not want to see the resurgence of political Islam in the region.

Egypt performs a balancing act in managing relations with Israel and Palestine.

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It is now only a matter of time before Israeli forces enter Gaza, with the goal of wiping out Hamas.

Dr. Ofir Winter is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and a Lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Tel Aviv University.

"Climate change is presenting Israel with numerous opportunities for enhanced regional cooperation," the report noted.

As environmental challenges become a priority for countries across the Middle East and the Mediterranean, this creates new opportunities for regional environmental cooperation, including between Israel and its neighbors. Despite being limited in scope and facing several key obstacles, regional cooperative endeavors are taking place, including on both the bilateral and multilateral levels, and efforts to sustain and expand them are underway. This new report, written under the auspices of the Isra...