Egyptian ambassador returns to Israel after 3-year hiatus
Israel's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Egypt's ambassador to the country, Hazem Hairat, arrived on Friday after a three-year hiatus.
Egypt withdrew its ambassador in November 2012 to protest an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. At the time, Egypt was led by Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Since Morsi was ousted by the military in 2013, relations have steadily improved.
In September, Israel reopened its embassy in Cairo, four years after it was ransacked by a crowd protesting the deaths of five Egyptian policemen killed unintentionally by Israeli forces chasing a group of Gaza militants.
