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.

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.

Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces.

The Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Poland announced on Monday that they are preparing to evacuate their nationals from Israel for their own safety, amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran.

The damage came amid a new wave of Iranian missile attacks on Israel in retaliation for Israel’s sweeping attacks on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure.

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.

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.

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

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?