Former Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat Dies, Israel Grieves

KAIRO – Former First Lady Egypt Jehan Sadat, the wife of the late former president Anwar Sadat, has died at the age of 88. The Israeli government and officials sent condolences to Sadat’s family and the Egyptian people.

The Egyptian presidency announced the sad news in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, Jehan Sadat died due to his poor health.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Khaled Azmi and offered his condolences to the Egyptian people after Sadat’s widow died.

“I also mourn the passing of Jehan Sadat. Jehan stood beside President Sadat in the historic act of his visit to Jerusalem and made peace with Israel. He promoted peace with Israel. On behalf of the State of Israel, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the President of Egypt and the people Egypt, “Herzog was quoted as saying Jerusalem Post, Saturday (10/7/2021).

Defense Minister Benny Gantz wrote on Twitter that he shared his sorrow with the Egyptian people over the death of Jehan Sadat.

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Jehan Sadat’s late husband, Anwar Sadat, served as Egypt’s third president from 1970 until his assassination. He and former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, in collaboration with former US President Jimmy Carter, signed a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in 1979.

Prior to the agreement, Anwar Sadat fought against Israel in the Yom Kippur War to retake the Sinai Peninsula. His assassination in 1981 by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group was largely due to his decision to make peace with Israel.

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