EXPLAINER
Is Egypt threatening Israel through its military exercises on the border?
Residents along Israel’s border with Egypt have expressed alarm at Egypt’s plans for live-fire drills in Sinai.
Residents along Israel’s border with Egypt have expressed alarm at Egypt’s plans for live-fire drills in Sinai.
![US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-1760376200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Scenes of jubilation break out in Israel as seven captives are transferred to the custody of Red Cross.
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family on Tuesday following his release,
Arab, Muslim leaders gather in Qatar to condemn Israeli attack in Doha and warn Gaza war is a campaign of extermination.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says ‘displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice’ after US president repeated call.
Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said.
Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread.
Amid risks of a wider regional conflict, Israel and Hamas face major sticking points ahead of truce talks in Qatar.
New term of six years is supposed to be el-Sisi’s last, according to the constitution.
A call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza topped the agenda for Turkish and Egyptian presidents
![Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (C) chairing the the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha on September 15, 2025. [Qatar News Agency/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/000_74LE9FK-1757967420.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi giving a televised address [EGYPTIAN PRECIDENCY/HANDOUT]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/472f7e74c392412b8936ed655ab7ac26_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was detained as he crossed into Lebanon from Syria via the Masnaa border crossing [File: Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AP24343448034277-1735843225.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
