The residents of the Gaza Strip should initially move from the north to the south. The United Nations fears that many refugees will soon flow into Egypt - where they are unwelcome.

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They scold Israel for its defense, pump money into Hamas, and cheer about the barbaric terror in Israel: many of Israel's Arab neighbors openly sympathize with the Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

However, when it comes to the possible admission of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, things become noticeably quiet in the capitals of the neighboring states. This is even though Hamas uses Palestinian civilians as human shields, among others.

Example Egypt: The Rafah border crossing is the only way to leave the Gaza Strip outside Israel. But the transition is closed. And it should stay that way if Egypt's ruler Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi (68) has his way. “Unprecedented measures” were taken to prevent a border violation, a senior government official told the AP news agency.

Violence continues in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon.

Egypt's blockade of the border crossing is probably because the government there does not want any Hamas supporters in the country. Hamas is a subsidiary of the Muslim Brotherhood. They represented the democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi in Egypt from 2012 to 2013.

The current President, Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi, overthrew him from office and imprisoned him. The Muslim Brotherhood has since been classified as a terrorist organization. The Egyptian government probably does not want to allow members of the affiliate organization Hamas into the country.

“Background: Israel called on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to leave the north of the area and go south. Experts expect an Israeli ground offensive in the coming days. Israel has not requested that neighboring countries accept people from the Gaza Strip.”

Jordan

Around 2.4 million Palestinians live in Jordan - the most of any Arab country. They mostly live in overcrowded refugee camps in poor conditions. The local King Abdullah II warned in a statement on Friday against a “worsening of the refugee issue.” It is essential to prevent the crisis from spilling over into neighboring countries. Probably also out of fear that thousands and thousands of refugees will worsen the situation in the country.

Lebanon and Syria

Around a million Palestinian refugees live in Lebanon. There, they often live in abject poverty and are denied citizenship. The local authorities are already overwhelmed with their supplies. The refugees rely on support from aid organizations. A civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975, among other things, because of tensions between Palestinians and other population groups. The effects of the war are still felt today.

The same applies to the civil war in Syria. Around 580,000 Palestinian refugees live there. The civil war has been raging there since 2011. The country probably cannot cope with accepting more refugees. And: During the civil war, Hamas supporters also stood against dictator Bashar al-Assad (58). He took military action against them. Observers consider Hamas closer to the Islamist rebel groups than to dictator Assad.

Gulf States

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are extremely rich. They still don't want to take in Gaza refugees - perhaps that's precisely why. They keep refugees out of their country. Instead, Qatar, in particular, is sponsoring Hamas terror against Israel.

The Gulf state blamed Israel for the terror and pumped millions into the Gaza Strip. Money that goes to Hamas. The terrorist organization has even had an official office there since 2012. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (61) lives in Qatar.

Qatar will not accept thousands of refugees from the Gaza Strip. Possible reason: If a foreigner does not have a job in Qatar, they must leave the country. Citizenship is a privilege and comes with numerous benefits. There is no European-style welfare state. The same applies to Saudi Arabia. The government has supported terrorism against Israel in the past, including payments to the families of suicide bombers.

Good mood while the compatriots suffer: Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (l.) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (r.). The Iranian Foreign Ministry published the photo.

Iran

The mullahs' regime wants the destruction of Israel. To this end, it supports the terrorist organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad, among other things, with money and weapons. Therefore, an agreement between Israel and Iran to accept Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip is ruled out.

On Saturday, Iran's Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian and Hamas boss Ismail Haniyeh met in the Qatari capital, Doha. The purpose of the meeting was to deepen cooperation between Hamas and Iran "to achieve the group's goals," according to Reuters news agency.