Egyptian military support for Saudi Arabia will not include attacks on Yemen, President El-Sisi says

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced on Wednesday that any military support Cairo provides to Saudi Arabia will be strictly limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders. Speaking at the Egypt Forum 2026 government event and supported by a statement from the Egyptian presidency spokesperson, El-Sisi explicitly clarified that Egypt's military efforts would not involve attacks on Yemen.

The clarification outlines the operational boundaries of Egypt's defense commitments to Riyadh. While Cairo maintains its preparedness to defend the territory of Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations if formally requested to do so, offensive operations inside Yemen are excluded from its scope of assistance.