Egypt prepares for possible Rafah offensive on its border

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Egypt is building walls and clearing an area near its border with Gaza in preparation for a possible Israeli offensive in neighboring Gaza. In the past, Egypt had refused to accept any displaced Palestinians from Gaza and it even threatened to abandon a peace treaty it signed with Israel in 1979. New reports suggest it might have been persuaded to take a number of refugees in return for financial or other incentives. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has more.

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