Driving the conversation this morning: Foreign press coverage on Egypt this morning is focused on the presentation of the new Israeli ambassador’s credentials to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Also: The story on the growing number of cases of hepatitis A in the United States linked to strawberries exported from Egypt isn’t going away anytime soon, as new cases are being reported.

Ambassador Govrin presents his credentials to El Sisi: The Jerusalem Post covered the ceremonial presentation of credentials of Israeli Ambassador David Govrin, along with seven other ambassadors on Wednesday, in detail, noting that Israeli Ambassador David “Govrin said he spoke briefly, in Arabic, with Sisi, who asked about his background and stressed the importance he places on the relationship with Israel.” The Times of Israel gives some background on Govrin, noting he most recently held the post of director of Jordan and North Africa Department in the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and that his first foreign posting was in Cairo, serving as first secretary in the Israeli embassy from 1994 to 1997.

The outbreak of hepatitis A in the US linked to Egyptian strawberries is widening: While the AP was reporting on Wednesday morning that the outbreak has grown to 50 cases across four states in the US, by Wednesday evening CNN had said that number had grown to 55 cases across six states: Virginia, where the outbreak originated, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon and Wisconsin. Almost all those infected had purchased smoothies from a chain of cafes in Virginia. As of Wednesday evening, the Virginia Department of Health said the investigation was ongoing. The aforementioned CNN piece notes: “The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (pdf) reported 15 confirmed cases of hepatitis A infections and 89 probable cases in 14 countries” from 2012-2013, and that “All 104 of these cases were linked to travel to Egypt.”