The US has been exerting massive pressure on Egypt in recent weeks to absorb hundreds of thousands of Gazans. The London-based New Arab media outlet reported that the US plan, which was conveyed to Egypt through UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, is that Egypt will absorb between half a million and 700,000 Gazans. According to the report, Bin-Zayed arrived in Egypt on Sunday evening for a visit and conveyed the US message to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, saying that if Egypt complies with the plan, the US will provide massive financial assistance of billions of dollars to aid the Egyptian economy, which is currently in crisis. However, if Egypt continues to refuse to absorb Gazans, the US will look for alternatives and the billions of dollars will be transferred to other countries along with much of the US military aid to Egypt. The report added that the US also plans to pressure Jordan into absorbing Gazans. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)