Report of Egypt cancelling Netanyahu’s visit

Report of Egypt cancelling Netanyahu’s visit; Netanyahu’s office denies such plans
A leading Saudi new agency reported that officials in Cairo are furious with Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz’s most recent statement, in which he claimed that Egypt is destroying Hamas terror tunnels at Israel’s request, and canceled Netanyahu’s scheduled trip to Egypt. Sources in Israel deny the claims that Netanyahu planned to visit Cairo.
Feb 14, 2016, 11:50AM
Becca Noy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to visit Cairo soon but the meeting was canceled after Egyptian officials heard Steinitz’s recent statement regarding the Hamas terror tunnels, according to Saudi newspaper Eleph today (Sunday). The Prime Minister’s Office denied the report and explained: “Netanyahu had no visit to Egypt planned.”
According to the report, which has been denied by Israel, Egypt was furious with Steinitz’s most recent statement, in which he claimed that Egypt is “flooding” Hamas tunnels at Israel’s request.
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Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz Photo Credit: Channel 2 News
In addition, the newspaper reported that Egyptian sources and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilad, director of the Political-Military Affairs Bureau in the Defense Ministry, have been in contact recently in order to finalize the meeting. However, the Egyptian government was furious with Steinitz’s remarks and called off the meeting.
Last week, Steinitz claimed that Egypt is flooding, at Israel’s demand, the Hamas terror tunnels that were designed to smuggle weapons into Gaza. According to Steinitz, “the security cooperation between Israel and Egypt is better than ever.”