Egyptian warplanes struck a gold mining site at Jabal al-Uqaydat inside Sudan on 10 October 2026, with five consecutive airstrikes reported, and according to The New York Times the site lies roughly 40 kilometres inside Sudanese territory. Casualty estimates vary widely: Emergency Lawyers counted 72 dead in preliminary information, the BBC cited witnesses reporting more than 60 dead and about 150 wounded, and Sudan Tribune cited survivors saying at least 200 died. Egyptian security officials did not deny the operation and justified it as ending border chaos, while a military spokesman spoke of a “third phase” but placed the operations inside Egyptian territory. An earlier strike on the same area on 16 June 2026 reportedly killed 23 people, according to AFP. Port Sudan's response has been muted, with a fact-finding committee and condolences but no explicit naming of Egypt, which the article links to Sudan's military dependence on Cairo.
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