Political instability in wake of Abraham Accords puts plans on backburner, and Mideast leaders grow weary of being treated as pawns or punching bags

Returning to Cairo as Jerusalem's top diplomat there, Amira Oron says there are plenty of opportunities to broaden ties and sees Egyptians finally warming up to the Jewish state

Tensions on the rise in the south amid rocket and incendiary attacks from the Strip and Israeli retaliatory airstrikes and fishing restrictions

Facing numerous crises at home and abroad, Cairo cannot afford to alienate Israel and the United States, analysts say