Darfur refugees to be turned back
Israel said it would no longer allow refugees from Sudan’s Darfur region to stay after they sneak across the border from Egypt.
The number of African migrants entering Israel, including those from Darfur, has soared to as many as 50 a day, apparently as word of job opportunities has spread, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Overnight, Israel returned 48 Africans to Egypt.
Fighting between pro-government militias and rebels in Darfur has killed more than 200,000 people since February 2003.
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