The Daily Populous

Saturday October 21st, 2023 morning edition

image for Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza

The two countries, which flank Israel on opposite sides and share borders with Gaza and the occupied West Bank, respectively, have replied with a staunch refusal.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II gave a similar message a day earlier, saying, “No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt.”.

Their refusal is rooted in fear that Israel wants to force a permanent expulsion of Palestinians into their countries and nullify Palestinian demands for statehood.

The diaspora has spread further, with many refugees building lives in Gulf Arab countries or the West.

Egypt fears history will repeat itself and a large Palestinian refugee population from Gaza will end up staying for good.

At the same time, Egypt says a mass exodus from Gaza would bring Hamas or other Palestinian militants onto its soil.

He said that with the presence of Palestinian militants, Sinai “would become a base for attacks on Israel. »

Kenneth Chesebro takes last-minute plea deal, agrees to testify in Georgia election case

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Kenneth Chesebro, a key co-defendant in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has taken a last-minute plea deal in which he has agreed to testify in the case.

The agreement is the first felony plea deal among the 19 defendants in the case.

Chesebro, according to sources, last month rejected a similar plea deal with the state, ABC News was first to report. »

Kristine Sims saves husband's life with defibrillator she had installed at River Murray ferry stop

Authored by abc.net.au

Key points: Kristine Sims saved her husband's life with an automatic external defibrillator she installed.

Kristine Sims saved her husband's life with an automatic external defibrillator she installed Andrew Sims was 55 with no history of heart issues when he had three cardiac arrests.

The couple was waiting for the ferry to cross the River Murray from Caurnamont to Purnong in South Australia's Mid Murray region. »

Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel

Authored by reuters.com

Reached by phone in Bannockburn, Illinois, outside Chicago, Uri Raanan, the teenager's father, said he spoke with his daughter by phone.

It said more than 20 hostages have been killed by Israeli air strikes, but has not given any further details.

Hamas said the two women, who Israel's Kan public broadcaster reported were dual Israeli-American nationals, were freed "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation. »