Camp David Accords

Peace with Israel had crossed the Egyptian president's mind as early as 1952, when he engaged in secret negotiations with Israel, which ultimately failed

The 1979 peace between Egypt and Israel served its purpose for almost half a century, but the latter's 17-month-long onslaught on Gaza has thrown it into disarray. What now for the accords?

The longest-living American president is best remembered in the Arab world for the Camp David Accords and for not wanting to rescue the Shah after he was toppled by Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979

Tensions have been piling up between Egypt and Israel since the latter started its assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah and occupied the Gaza side of the crossing on 7 May