Even before the Gaza war sent Middle Eastern economies reeling, Egypt was facing an economic crisis that risked fuelling unrest and destabilising the region. Now the shock waves generated by the conflict in Gaza have augmented those already emanating from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Gaza war poses other challenges for Egypt. A makeshift tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah near the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. Amid Israel’s military operations, as well as talk by politicians including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “voluntary emigration” of the Palestinian population from Gaza, Egyptian authorities struggle to conceal their powerlessness.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 30, 2024 15:41 UTC