Ashkenazi to Travel to Cairo for First Visit by Israeli FM in 13 Years
Israel By Yoni Weiss YERUSHALAYIM - Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi disembarks from his plane in Cairo, Sunday. (Foreign Ministry) Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi flew to Cairo on Sunday for a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Choukri. This will be the first visit by an Israeli foreign minister to Cairo since 2008 and it will focus on Egypt’s efforts to broker a longtime ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the terrorist group controlling the Gaza Strip, in the wake of recent hostilities. According to Arab and Israeli media, Head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Director...