# Billion-dollar power link between Israel and Europe hits roadblock in regional feud

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- Fox News, 2026-10-01 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/billion-dollar-power-link-connecting-israel-europe-hits-roadblock-bitter-regional-feud

> Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of “hypocritical and provocative” rhetoric over Gaza and said Ankara was obstructing the Great Sea Interconnector. The roughly €1.9 billion undersea cable project would link Israel, Cyprus and Greece to Europe’s electricity grid, but faces competing maritime claims and financial delays.