Egypt's parliament unanimously votes in support of
expelling Israel's ambassador and halt gas exports

Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament unanimously voted on Monday in support of expelling
Israel's ambassador in Cairo and halting gas exports to the Jewish state.

The motion is largely symbolic, because only the ruling military council can make such decisions, and it is not likely to impact Egypt's relations with Israel. But it signals the seismic change in Egypt after the ouster of longtime leader and Israel ally Hosni Mubarak a year ago in a popular uprising that ended his 29 years in power