Sinai Resident Who Witnessed Three Wars Recalls Community’s Support for Army

Hajj Arafat Khadr, a Sinai native born in 1951, looks back on more than 70 years of memories shaped by war and occupation.

Seated as he revisits his past, Khadr brings a personal perspective to a turbulent period in Sinai’s history. He witnessed three wars and lived through occupation.

At the heart of his recollection is the role of Sinai’s people, whom he describes as a shield for the Egyptian army.

His account places the local community at the centre of that history, highlighting the support residents provided to the army during the years he remembers.