Grandi Talks About the Danger of Refugee Flow from Gaza to Egypt

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, stated on Friday that the influx of Palestinian refugees from Rafah in Gaza to Sinai, Egypt, "would be catastrophic." He noted that Egyptian authorities have made it clear that "people need to be assisted within the enclave." Grandi told Reuters during the Munich Security Conference: "It would be a disaster for Palestinians, a disaster for Egypt, and a disaster for the future of peace." In response to a question about whether Egyptian authorities had contacted the UN refugee agency regarding potential emergency plans, he said: "The Egyptians have said that assistance should be provided to people inside Gaza, and we are working on that."