Egypt and Israel are finding it difficult to bridge the gaps in the negotiations on Gaza, but in the field of gas things are going more smoothly. 

Egyptian imports of Israeli natural gas have increased by 18% since the beginning of this month, and have now reached about 1 billion cubic feet per day, compared to 850 million cubic foot per day in July, according to two government officials in Cairo.

Egypt is trying to increase the quantities of natural gas available in the country during the second half of the year, in order to meet the electricity needs in the summer months, after the decrease in local gas production.