Netanyahu, Peres congratulate Egypt's Sissi on election win

This is the first phone call between Israeli and Egyptian leaders since Mubarak's ouster in 2011.

By Barak Ravid | 16:38 06.06.14 |

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres called Egypt's newly elected president, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, and congratulated him for his election victory.

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Netanyahu, Peres congratulate Egypt's Sissi on election win

This is the first phone call between Israeli and Egyptian leaders since Mubarak's ouster in 2011.

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