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Feb 26, 2024 · Egypt already hosts around 9 million refugees from the region, though it does not have formal refugee camps. The refugees live like long-term residents among Egyptians in big cities like Cairo.
- Why Egypt doesn't want Palestinians in Gaza to cross the border
Egypt, which already hosts 9 million refugees, according to...
- Why Egypt doesn't want Palestinians in Gaza to cross the border
Feb 25, 2024 · Egypt, the only country aside from Israel that has a border with Gaza, has rebuffed pressure to accept Palestinian refugees displaced by Israel. Why Egypt Refuses to Admit Palestinians ...
Feb 23, 2024 · Around 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped near the border, with nowhere to go. Egypt, however, has long opposed the idea of resettling Palestinians in the Sinai Peninsula.
Feb 27, 2024 · Gazans attempting to shelter in Rafah are not permitted to cross the border into Egypt. Liyana Kayali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, explains why. Around 1.5 million Palestinian civilians are currently squeezed into the southern Gaza city of Rafah after repeatedly being forced by Israeli bombardment and ground ...
Dec 12, 2023 · Egypt, which already hosts 9 million refugees, according to U.N. figures, has repeatedly insisted an exodus of besieged Palestinians will not be allowed. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry ...
Oct 17, 2023 · But Egypt's apparent reluctance to open the crossing without clear conditions and guarantees may be more about trying to avoid a mass exodus of Palestinians from Gaza. The UN's humanitarian chief ...
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Feb 26, 2024 · On the left is the vast, empty expanse of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Egypt says it won't allow Palestinians into Egypt because it fears they might not be allowed back into Gaza. The satellite photo above captures the stark nature of the crisis on the Gaza-Egypt border. On the right, more than 1 million displaced Palestinians are squeezed into ...