Laborers work on concrete slab foundations for one of three Egyptian-funded housing complexes in the Gaza Strip, in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. After years of working behind the scenes as a mediator, Egypt is taking on a much larger and more public role in Gaza. In the months since it brokered a Gaza cease-fire last May, Egypt has sent crews to clear rubbled and promised to build vast new apartment complexes, and billboards of its president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, are a common sight. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
