Egypt 'prepares to receive Palestinian refugees' along Gaza border | DW News

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Sources in Egypt say construction work has begun to create space to accommodate Palestinian refugees on the border with Gaza. They say the area is being prepared in case of an Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah. Such a move could cause an exodus of Palestinians across the Egyptian border. Video footage released by the Egyptian NGO, the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, shows work verified by the Reuters news agency as being along the Gazan border. Egypt has repeatedly said an Israeli offensive in Rafah would be unacceptable. More than a million Palestinians are currently sheltering there. Updates from DW’s Rebecca Ritters in Jerusalem and journalist Karim El-Gawhary in Cairo.