After BBC reports emerged indicating that Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak allowed the resettlement of Palestinians in Egypt in response to US requests in the 1980s, Mubarak released a statement on Wednesday denying the claims. In a statement issued to local media, Mubarak denied the reports and affirmed his rejection to the resettlement of Palestinians, particularly those coming from Lebanon to Egypt. He further emphasized that he firmly rejects all initiatives and proposals pertaining the suggestion of resettling Palestinians in Egypt. Mubarak, however, claimed the details provided by the BBC documents were untrue, and said that Palestinians in Lebanon at the time of interest were not resettled in Egypt. Mubarak underlined that he rejected a suggestion from Israel in 2010 to resettle Palestinians in Sinai.

Source: Egypt Independent November 30, 2017 12:33 UTC