Egypt-Gaza border

Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza

Refusal is rooted in fear that Israel wants to force a permanent expulsion of Palestinians and nullify their demands for statehood
Egypt fears a mass exodus risks bringing militants into the Sinai, from where they could cause trouble by launching attacks on Israel
Jordan already is host to 6 million Palestinian refugees, mostly descendants of those displaced during previous Arab-Israeli wars

By AP · 19 October 2023