Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Wednesday night that approximately 4,000 Gazan Arabs have fled to Egypt over the past month.
Mubarak explained in an interview with Egyptian state-run television that the flight was caused by violent clashes between rival terrorist groups Fatah and Hamas.
Mubarak said that the refugees have been gathered together in a camp, and that the Egyptian army is caring for them. Egypt will be happy to help them, he said, until the situation in Gaza calms down.
The Egyptian leader blamed both Fatah and Hamas for the current situation in the PA, but predicted that calm would resume within a month. He said his regime, which faces a strong opposition controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood, was not concerned about the Islamist takover on its border. “We can control the situation if it continues to deteriorate,” he said.
Mubarak explained in an interview with Egyptian state-run television that the flight was caused by violent clashes between rival terrorist groups Fatah and Hamas.
Mubarak said that the refugees have been gathered together in a camp, and that the Egyptian army is caring for them. Egypt will be happy to help them, he said, until the situation in Gaza calms down.
The Egyptian leader blamed both Fatah and Hamas for the current situation in the PA, but predicted that calm would resume within a month. He said his regime, which faces a strong opposition controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood, was not concerned about the Islamist takover on its border. “We can control the situation if it continues to deteriorate,” he said.