Mona Seif, the sister of Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has come under scrutiny after praising the 'imagination' of Hamas militants following the attacks on Israel in October 2023. Seif, who campaigned for her brother's release from Egyptian prison, also compared Palestinian resistance to Ukrainian resistance in social media posts. Her comments, along with historic posts from Abd El-Fattah appearing to call for violence, have sparked criticism from senior politicians, with some branding both siblings as 'extremists.'

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, recently freed and reunited with his family in Britain, has apologised for his past online remarks, stating they were expressions of youthful anger during times of regional crisis. The controversy has led to calls for his citizenship to be revoked, though the government has indicated there are no current grounds for deportation. Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary has ordered a review into information failures regarding Abd El-Fattah's case, acknowledging that officials were unaware of his historic posts when supporting his release.