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The EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson (L) looks on while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (2nd-L) and Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla (2nd-R) applaud as the Israeli Minister of Energy Karine Elharrar looks on during the signing ceremony of a trilateral natural gas deal during the ministerial meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) in Cairo on June 15, 2022. - Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed on June 15 during a Cairo visit by the European Commission president as the bloc seeks to wean itself off Russian gas. Ursula von der Leyen also pledged relief worth 100 million euros ($104 million) for food security in Egypt, which has been reeling from grain shortages as a result of the Ukraine war. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)