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An Egypt firm is making $2m a day from Palestinians fleeing Israel's war on Gaza (Middle East Eye, 2024-05-01) (hcommons.social)
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An Egypt firm is making $2m a day from Palestinians fleeing Israel's war on Gaza (Middle East Eye, 2024-05-01)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-firm-palestinians-fleeing-war-gaza
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※Published 1 May 2024, somehow missed this and numerous other articles about the topic till now 😕

“Investigation by Middle East Eye reveals that a company owned by an ally of the Egyptian president may have earned at least $118m in three months”

“Hala Consulting and Tourism Services, a firm owned by Sinai tribal leader and business tycoon Ibrahim al-Organi, has been charging Palestinians crossing from Gaza's Rafah to Egypt at least $5,000 per adult and $2,500 for children under 16.

“It has a monopoly on providing transfer services at the Rafah crossing, the only #Gaza exit not bordered with Israel and the single route out of the coastal enclave for Palestinians…”

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