CAIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will begin restoring natural gas supplies to several factories on Friday following disruptions caused by the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday.

"Starting Friday morning, gas pumping will resume to a number of factories that were halted over the past days due to the shortage in gas supplies," Madbouly said during a weekly cabinet meeting held in the northern coastal city of New Alamein.

He said the government remained committed to securing energy supplies needed to keep the country's industrial sector running, in line with Egypt's broader economic and social development goals.

During the conflict, Egypt activated an emergency plan that included cutting gas to some factories and switching power stations to fuel oil and diesel to maintain electricity output.

Israel's Leviathan offshore gas field, a key source of exports to Egypt and Jordan, was shut down during the conflict. Israel's NewMed Energy said on Wednesday that operations at Leviathan were expected to resume within hours.

The Israel-Iran conflict erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a large-scale airstrike targeting Iranian nuclear and strategic sites. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on targets inside Israel. The two sides agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday. Enditem