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V O L .1 E L I T E ISSUE 72

Leviathan Deal and the Future of

the Mediterranean

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Toqa Salah Mohammed - Political Science - 3 year

In today’s world, politics intersects with already been in effect for six years. This
energy. Energy resources become both information isn’t known by all Egyptians,
leverage and fields of cooperation. Gas which makes them angry when they know
deals become one of the highlighted topics about the deal as it coincided with the
which reflect this complex formula. This Israeli attacks on Gaza, so Egyptians
means that energy resources can be regarded considered that a sacrifice of the cause for
as a compass that navigates internal policies economic benefits. To verify the validity of
and political agenda for many states. In this this claim or refute it, we should discuss the
article we will discuss how natural gas details of this deal to determine whether the
navigates Egyptian-Israeli relations and Egyptian government is guilty for taking
what the effect of gas deals with Israel is on this decision, or whether we can look at this
Egypt locally, regionally and internationally. case from a different perspective.

On the 7th of August 2025, Egypt and
Israel signed a gas deal. This deal aims to
supply Egypt with 130 billion cubic meters
until 2040 or until the end of the agreed
quantities. The cost of this deal is 35 billion
dollars. But it is important to note that this
is not a new deal as it was signed in 2019
and what happened in 2025 was an
amendment to this deal. The deal in 2019
included 60 billion cubic meters until 2030.
That means Egypt didn’t choose this 25
specific time to sign the deal, as it had