Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing

CAIRO - Thousands of people demonstrated at the Rafah border crossing on Friday, an eyewitness told Reuters, in a rare state-sanctioned protest against a proposal earlier this week by U.S. President Donald Trump for Egypt and Jordan to accept Gazan refugees.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday rejected the idea that Egypt would facilitate the displacement of Gazans and said Egyptians would take to the streets to express their disapproval. ---More...

Hundreds of Egyptians protest near the Rafah border crossing, waving Egyptian flags and voicing their opposition to Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians to Egypt. Their concern is understandable; they don’t want violent terrorists in their country. But ultimately, they have no… pic.twitter.com/TZtutUJU9N

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