JL;DR SUMMARY Hamas' conflict with Israel, particularly the events of Oct. 7, which resulted in casualties on both sides, inadvertently sparked international financial aid that helped save Egypt's struggling economy from collapse in the face of mounting debt and economic challenges, leading to significant investments and bailouts from various sources including the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, and the Gulf states. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.