Egypt does not see why it should squarely shoulder the responsibility of taking in refugees coming from the besieged Gaza Strip, said Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry.
The International Organization for Migration agency in August 2022 assessed that there were 9 million refugees hailing from 133 countries in Egypt at that time.
The Rafah crossing, which is located on the Gaza-Egypt border, is the sole passage point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
Egypt tightly restricts the Rafah crossing and has been recently reluctant to open it for the movement of people, unless Israel allows humanitarian aid to enter the territory.
I think those who have greater resources should probably bear greater responsibilities," the Egyptian foreign affairs minister said.
Persons:
Foreign Affairs Sameh, Shoukry, CNBC's Dan Murphy
Organizations:
Foreign Affairs, Organization for Migration, Israeli Defense Forces, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
Locations:
Egypt, Gaza, Rafah, Israel, Africa