Egypt is rushing to find alternative fuel supplies to avoid power blackouts after the crisis that’s engulfed the Middle East halted gas flows from Israel.

The death toll is rising as Israel and Iran traded missile strikes for a third straight day. The death toll grew Sunday as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day, with Israel warning that worse is to come.

A group of Cebuano pilgrims — including a priest, members of prayer groups, and local officials — remains stranded in Egypt after failing to cross into Israel due to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

Most Middle Eastern markets dropped on Sunday as investors signaled growing concerns of a wider conflict amid tit-for-tat attacks by Israel and Iran.

Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources told Reuters.

Caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that the Dutch government “sees” and “hears” the around 150,000 people who protested in The Hague on Sunday against Israel’s continued violence in Gaza. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Dutch people who want to leave Israel to cross the border into Egypt or Jordan and fly from there.

Instability in the Middle East is not a new thing. In 1956, a major conflict erupted between the UK, France and Israel on one side, and Egypt on the other side. What were some of the causes and how did (primarily) Israel and Egypt develop their respective air forces?

The "America First" president praised his foreign policy record on Sunday while urging a deal between Iran and Israel amid escalating strikes.