Egypt is willing to assist in Palestine-Israel peace talks -White House official

Egypt is willing to assist in “creating a lasting peace agreement between Israeland the Palestinians,” a senior White House official said last week, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The official met with Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo last week who “expressed a strong desire to assist the US’ peace efforts.” This came as Egypt helped broker a new unity agreement earlier this month between Palestine’s rivaling factions Fatah and Hamas.