Northern Sinai province
This file picture shows the Leviathan gas platform of Noble Energy under construction in the Mediterranean Sea, some 10 kilometers off the Israeli coast, on Jan. 31, 2019. Photo: Xinhua Israel approves $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, three months after it was halted

According to media reports, the approval came after weeks of US pressure on Tel Aviv, in order to improve relations with Cairo after Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza.

Report alleges war crimes in Sinai by both government and IS militants

A report by Human Rights Watch said both the government and IS militants had engaged in indiscriminate violence against civilians