Despite a technical state of peace with Israel since the late 1970s, Egyptians have mostly been at loggerheads with their successive regimes over normalisation.
![Several Egyptian lawyers, activists and journalists urged citizens to support the official demand for listing top Israeli officials on Egypt's terror watch list. [Facebook]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2024-10/Mahinour%20el-masry.jpg?h=ddc58dd3&itok=ZVETPKUg)
![Rights groups have repeatedly accused the Egyptian authorities of "recycling" regime critics into new cases before the maximum duration of pre-trial detention ends. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/469923849.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=gHBHRLw-)
![Alaa Abdel-Fattah's mother, Laila Soueif, vowed to continue her huger strike until her son walks free. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/457884990.jpeg?h=a28e6f80&itok=fsoe3lx-)
