leftAccording to Israeli Prime Minister  , the termination of a contract between and is a business matter and not a political issue between the two counties. Netanyahu's statement on Monday backs away from other officials' earlier responses to the action. In 2005, Israel and Egypt, under former president  , signed a 15-year trade deal whereby Egypt would supply natual gas at a discounted rate to the Israelis. Tensions between the two countries have made Israel cautious about relying on Egypt for its energy. Since the  , the pipelines for transporting natural gas from Egypt to Israel have been damaged up to 14 times.
leftAccording to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , the termination of a contract between Egypt and Israel is a business matter and not a political issue between the two counties. Netanyahu's statement on Monday backs away from other officials' earlier responses to the action. In 2005, Israel and Egypt, under former president Hosni Mubarak , signed a 15-year trade deal whereby Egypt would supply natual gas at a discounted rate to the Israelis. Tensions between the two countries have made Israel cautious about relying on Egypt for its energy. Since the 2011 Egyptian revolution , the pipelines for transporting natural gas from Egypt to Israel have been damaged up to 14 times.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Egypt and Israel
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Hosni Mubarak
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2011 Egyptian revolution