Netanyahu asked Biden to pressure Egypt to take Palestinian refugees: report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked President Biden following Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attack if he could pressure Egypt to take on Palestinian refugees, according to a Washington Post report.

But Biden told Netanyahu that the idea had no traction with the Egyptian government, the report said. 

As of Friday, Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip remains closed to those looking to flee the fighting between Israel's military and Hamas.

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