Israel resumes limited gas exports to Egypt after regional tensions
Israel has restarted limited natural gas exports from surplus supplies, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday, nearly a week after
Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israel, was deported to Egypt following his release under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Jailed since 1978 for killing an Israeli bus driver, Barghouti was among 620 Palestinian prisoners exchanged for four Israeli hostages' remains. Israel's policy mandates permanent deportation for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, denying them return to their homes in the West Bank.
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