Egypt’s spy chief heads to Israel to reinforce fragile Gaza truce

Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Israeli officials in an effort to reinforce the fragile US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, according to state-linked media.

Extra News reported that Rashad will also hold talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who is currently in Israel.

The visit comes just over a week into a shaky truce between Israel and Hamas, agreed during talks hosted in Egypt’s Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, which Tel Aviv has violated dozens of times.