US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

i24 News – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to influence Egypt to reduce its military build-up in the Sinai Peninsula, Axios reported on Saturday citing US and Israeli sources.

The tensions between Cairo and Jerusalem have arisen significantly during the war in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 massacre.

Netanyahu, the report claims, presented Rubio with a list of Egyptian activities in Sinai that represented substantial violations of the terms of the 1979 peace treaty, for which the US serves as guarantor.

What the Egyptians are doing in Sinai is very serious and we are very concerned,” an Israeli official is quoted as saying in the report.

The report is consistent with Israeli concerns as relayed to i24NEWS by Israeli officials earlier this year.