Belgian authorities have detained Egyptian activist Anas Habib and his brother, Tarek Habib, during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Brussels earlier this week. The arrests, reported by Egyptian media, were allegedly linked to accusations that Anas Habib had been surveilling and threatening President Sisi during the EU-Egypt Summit. Habib, a prominent activist, gained international attention in July when he chained the gates of Egypt’s embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, to protest Egypt’s closure of its border with Gaza amid Israel’s military actions in the region. He described the act as symbolic of Egypt’s claim that Israel was responsible for the border closure. Habib later repeated the protest at the Jordanian embassy, criticizing Jordan’s response to the Gaza conflict. In an interview with Middle East Eye, Habib accused the Egyptian regime of complicity in the ongoing crisis, stating, “This is not an accusation; it’s a fact.” Habib, who was previously detained as a political prisoner in Egypt at the age of 15, expressed fears of arrest or death if he were to return to his home country. Egyptian officials have dismissed the embassy incidents as “malicious and suspicious actions” aimed at diverting attention from Israel’s actions in Gaza. Belgian authorities reportedly seized the brothers’ phones and are collaborating with Egyptian officials to investigate the alleged threats. The detentions coincided with the first EU-Egypt summit, where several agreements, including a €4 billion aid package, were signed.