Egyptian President to visit Israel

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak plans to visit Israel in November, an Israeli official said today, in what would be just his second visit to the Jewish state.

The official said Mubarak would attend ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

In 1979, Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace agreement with Israel. But relations have often been cool. Mubarak’s only other visit to Israel during his 24-year reign was to attend Rabin’s funeral.

There was no immediate comment from Egypt.