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Israel 'wants Egypt debts' forgiven in exchange for hosting Palestinians

According to Israel's Ynetnews, citing Egyptian officials, Israel has put forward a number of initiatives to entice Egypt into accepting Palestinian refugees.

One of the proposals includes wiping out a substantial chunk of Egypt's debts through the World Bank, a report by the outlet states.

It's not clear what influence Israel has at the World Bank to be able to have part of Egypt's international debts written off.

A number of recent reports state that Israel wants Egypt to host Gaza's refugee population. 

On Monday, Haaretz reported the existence of an Israeli intelligence ministry document that said Israel wants the permanent resettlement of Gaza's Palestinians in tent cities in Sinai.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has rejected calls for Cairo to accept Palestinian refugees (Reuters)