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Israel greenlights a $35B Leviathan-to-Egypt gas pact—turning a pipeline into a regional power lever

As of May 2026: Managing Egypt’s gas shortfall via imports, LNG regas, and new upstream drilling

A day after Israel approved the Leviathan-to-Egypt export permit, Egypt's State Information Service publicly stepped in to reframe the agreement as a strictly commercial arrangement concluded by private energy companies. The framing firewalls the gas lifeline from Gaza-war politics.

Updated May 15