Israel and Egypt are reportedly close to closing a deal under which Egypt would deliver natural gas to the Jewish state via sea and land pipelines. Israel decided to move ahead with the deal after receiving assurances from Cairo that the supply of natural gas would never be halted for political reasons.
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