Earlier on Sunday, Sudanese authorities and local media reported that the Rapid Support Forces (paramilitary) launched drone strikes on Port Sudan and Kassala, without comment from the latter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, "The Arab Republic of Egypt condemns the targeting of infrastructure and vital facilities in the cities of Port Sudan and Kassala at dawn today, May 4, 2025."
She stressed the "need to preserve the resources of the brotherly Sudanese people, not to target infrastructure and various civilian facilities, and to preserve the unity and stability of brotherly Sudan."
She stressed that targeting civilian infrastructure undermines efforts to restore stability in Sudan and hinders efforts to enhance access to humanitarian aid for the Sudanese people, reiterating her call for a ceasefire to protect the Sudanese people.
For some time, Sudanese authorities have accused the Rapid Support Forces of launching drone attacks on civilian facilities, including power stations and infrastructure, without comment from the Rapid Support Forces.
Army spokesman Nabil Abdullah said in a statement on Sunday: "The enemy (meaning the Rapid Support Forces) targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a warehouse, and some civilian facilities in Port Sudan this morning with drones. Our anti-aircraft missiles were able to shoot down a number of them."
This is the first drone attack targeting Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, the temporary seat of government, since the outbreak of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in April 2023.
On Sunday, the Rapid Support Forces launched a drone strike targeting Kassala Airport, located 450 kilometers east of the capital, Khartoum, according to a government source quoted by local media, including the Nilein website.
The Sudanese army controls Kassala, where more than 300,000 displaced people live, according to the International Organization for Migration. Recently, there have been repeated drone attacks by what authorities describe as Rapid Support Forces attacks on power stations in the northern Sudanese cities of Merowe, Dongola, Ad Dabba, and Atbara.
The war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left more than 20,000 dead and approximately 15 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities. Research by American universities estimates the death toll at around 130,000. Recently, the RSF's control has begun to decline in favor of the army in several states, particularly in the capital, Khartoum, where regular forces have retaken important headquarters, including the presidential palace.
Throughout Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces now control only parts of North and West Kordofan states, limited pockets in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and four of the five states in Darfur (west).