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Haaretz: Egyptian military delegation visited Tel Aviv last week

images_News_2014_03_20_flags_300_0Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported that Egyptian army officers and officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited Tel Aviv last week with the aim of strengthening cooperation between Israel and the new regime in Egypt.

A senior Israeli official was quoted as saying that the delegation was in Tel Aviv for a week, holding meetings, hearing reviews of the security situation and even touring various areas.

The paper reported that the Israeli government urged the U.S. administration and senior Congressmen to supply the Egyptian army with ten advanced Apache combat helicopters

“Israel clarified that supplying the helicopters is crucial to Egypt’s fight against jihadist organizations in the Sinai, and will improve regional security”, Haaretz stated.

The Israeli official told the newspaper that Israel’s ambassador to Washington Ron Dermer and other embassy diplomats talked about the matter with high-ranking U.S. officials in the past week.

He said “Israel is seeking to persuade the U.S. administration and senior Congressmen to reconsider an earlier decision to freeze aid to Egypt, including the sale of advanced Apache combat helicopters.”

Relations of security cooperation between Cairo and Tel Aviv have seen a marked improvement following the Egyptian army’s ouster of elected president Mohamed Morsi last July.

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