War between Israel and Hamas could lead to increase in refugees heading to Europe
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The war between Israel and Hamas could lead to an increase in refugees heading to Europe, European Council President Charles Michel said in an interview with the Associated Press.
"If there were to be more trouble at the regional level, we would immediately have major problems in Europe because of the refugees," Michel said.
Michel called for increased immediate assistance to countries such as Egypt, which is a natural point of reception for people fleeing from the neighboring Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, the Gaza health ministry said that since the outbreak of the war, which began last week with a Hamas attack on Israel, 2,215 residents of the Gaza Strip had been killed. The number of wounded has risen to 8,714.
