The 1979 peace treaty between the two countries limits military activity there, and Israeli officials have questioned both Egyptian troop deployments and new infrastructure.
The two leaders discussed 'ways to deepen and strengthen cooperation between the states, with an emphasis on broadening mutual trade, and a long series of regional and international issues.'
On behalf of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Kamal invited Bennett to pay an official visit to Egypt in the coming weeks, the Prime Minister’s Office announced.
Forty years of formal peace with Egypt has increased Egyptian-Israeli cooperation against terrorism. However, the formal peace is yet to reach the street level of Cairo.
