Israel’s new national security adviser, Eyal Hulata, along with his predecessor Meir Ben-Shabbat met on Sunday in Cairo with Egypt’s head of intelligence Abbas Kamel.
The discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and negotiations aimed at stabilizing the ceasefire, reported Israel’s Walla.
The meeting also tackled the prisoner exchange process with Hamas and the arrangement of operations at the Rafah border crossing.
The brief visit took place a month and a half after Kamel visited Israel to consolidate the ceasefire with Gaza Strip. Back then, Kamel convened with then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ben-Shabbat.
He also visited Ramallah and met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Hulata, 45-year-old, was a former senior Mossad official and was appointed by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. He will officially assume his post on August 15.
