Israel yesterday said it planned to turn back refugees arriving from Sudan's war-torn Darfur area, prompting arguments over whether the Jewish state had a duty to take in people fleeing persecution. David Baker, an Israeli government spokesman, said people from Darfur would not be immune from Israel's ban on unauthorised migrants. He said: "The policy of returning anyone who enters Israel illegally will pertain to everyone, including those from Darfur." Late on Saturday Israel handed over 48 Sudanese, allegedly including Darfurians, to the authorities in Egypt, security officials in Egypt said..................

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