FILE - Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)FILE - Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)FILE - Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)FILE - Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. After fighting stopped in the 1948 war, Israel refused to allow refugees to return to their homes.
