The Israeli Foreign Ministry director arrived in Cairo late Wednesday for a two-day visit that marks the first official post-revolution trip by an Israeli official to Egypt.
Director General Rafi Barak will hold talks with Egyptian officials on developments in the region as well as issues of joint interest. Barak was received by Israeli Ambassador to Cairo Yitzhak Levanon.
Talks are likely to be tense, as Israel continues raids over occupied Gaza, despite Cairo's warnings Wednesday against Israeli military missions in the strip.
Hamas said Israeli planes attacked targets in Gaza early on Thursday, one day after Palestinian activists fired mortar missiles. Hamas said Israel was targeting tunnels used for smuggling via Egypt as well as training camps in central Gaza.
Eyewitnesses added that one raid targeted a power station, leading to power outage in the region.
