Egypt’s terror fight ‘has imperilled 420,000’

Egypt’s military operations against jihadists in the Sinai desert have left 420,000 people on the brink of humanitarian crisis, according to Human Rights Watch.

The group found that residents of four north Sinai cities were facing acute shortages of food, water and medicine as the military cut roads and electricity lines as part of its offensive.

“A counter-terrorism operation that imperils hundreds of thousands of civilians is unlawful and unlikely to stem violence,” said a spokesman.