Egypt sought Israel support in transferring islands to Saudi Arabia: Leaked phone call

‘A leaked phone recording has revealed that Egypt sought support from Israel before signing a deal with Saudi Arabia on handing over two of its strategic Red Sea islands to the Arab kingdom, a contentious decision that sparked widespread public outrage in the North African country.
Late on Friday, Egyptian opposition TV channel Mekameleen broadcast an undated telephone conversation between Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Yitzhak Molcho, a childhood friend and close adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the subject of the transfer of the two uninhabited islands of Tiran and Sanafir.
According to the report, during their conversation, Shoukry was heard as saying at one point that Cairo “will not agree to any amendment to the agreement without the prior, formal consent of” Tel Aviv, and the pair even discussed the wording of the deal.’
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