Published : 09-01-2019
The number of Palestinians who fled war-torn Syria to Egypt has dramatically shrunk back over the past three years.
An AGPS correspondent said the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Egypt in 2018 was estimated at 3,500, down from over 6,000 in recent years. Some 500 refugees illegally entered Egypt through Sudan.
The decrease has been attributed to the mistreatment and crackdowns perpetrated against the refugees in the Egyptian territories, where they have been treated as foreigners rather than asylum-seekers fleeing war-stricken zones. Palestinians have, thus, been denied the right to legal visas, refugee documents, safe accommodation, basic services, relief assistance, free education and healthcare, and access to the local labor market.
The number of Palestinians who fled war-torn Syria to Egypt has dramatically shrunk back over the past three years.
An AGPS correspondent said the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Egypt in 2018 was estimated at 3,500, down from over 6,000 in recent years. Some 500 refugees illegally entered Egypt through Sudan.
The decrease has been attributed to the mistreatment and crackdowns perpetrated against the refugees in the Egyptian territories, where they have been treated as foreigners rather than asylum-seekers fleeing war-stricken zones. Palestinians have, thus, been denied the right to legal visas, refugee documents, safe accommodation, basic services, relief assistance, free education and healthcare, and access to the local labor market.
