Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest

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6. It does not meet the UN's definition of Genocide

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml

I do not disagree that what is happening is far from ideal, but the scope of genocide vastly exceeds that of a single city. I also would think the Egyptian position is preferable to the alternative as it helps to save lives. This suggests Egypt is preparing to back down on their current hard line of *no* refugees. This has resulting in the movement of tens of thousands of refugees northward into an area which is already well overcrowded.

Egypt's primary concern, which has been stated many times in the news, is they do *NOT* want an exodus of Palestinians from Rafah into Egypt. However, they are pragmatists and what you are seeing is likely a contingency to make sure that this does not destabilize the Sinai and Egypt itself. Egypt is "broke" and is unable to support a significant influx of refugees.