It is the destiny of those refugees to live in a permanent state of refuge. Palestinian refugees in Syrian are estimated to be 480,000.

With the continued influx of refugees from Syria, Jordan was alerted that the many refugees entering the country from Syria were in fact Palestinians.

It is worth mentioning that Jordan hosts some two millions Palestinians refugees and several hundred displaced. Therefore, receiving a new wave of refugees is a source of concerns in Amman.

But given the delicate demographic balance in Jordan, Jordanians are sensitive toward having new Palestinians refugees. There is a strong political current in Jordan that oppose resettling the Palestinians in Jordan calling for them to be given the opportunity to practice their right of return.

Against this, Amman cannot afford to be seen as encouraging the settlement of Palestinian refugees outside Palestine. For Jordan, the problem of dealing with Syrian refugees is complex as a considerable percentage of the refugees are Palestinians.

Sources from the Jordanian Ministry of Interior say that Jordan is considering establishing a buffer zone to place Palestinians refugees. Some 17 Palestinian refugees entered Jordan but they were put in places designated for Syrian refugees. A few days ago, Jordan’s Minister of Interior visited Ramallah to discuss with the Palestinian Authority the issue of Palestinian refugees coming from Syria.

Some sources say more than 90,000 refugees fled to neighboring Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon. In Turkey alone, over 24,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border into Turkey, according to many Turkish sources.

The number of Syrian refugees who have already registered with the UN or waiting registration has hit the 10,000 mark. No one should blame the refugees for seeking a safe haven. They ran away for death, torture, and rape. It seems logical for those Palestinian refugees to seek shelter and protection in sympathizing countries next door. Therefore, Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon seem ideal destinations for refugees.

Palestinian refugees in Syria have been living mainly in camps. Interestingly, two refugees who have lived their entire lives in Syria made their first trip to the West Bank.

Maha Surougi and Thaer Qasem paid their first visit ever to the West Bank to get married. Surougi said her dream of getting married in the place her ancestors has eventually come true.

Now with the cease-fire brokered by Kofi Annan, the number of refugees should shrink. And yet the situation is complicated. So far, the lull in violence caused by the fragile truce has not put an end to the exodus of Syrian refuges to Jordan.

Security sources in Amman said that Jordan has received some 3,000 Syrian refugees since the implementation of the cease-fire on Thursday.

The continued exodus of refugees into Jordan has added burdens to a country that is economically challenged. Some European countries such as France are considering offering aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

On the other hand, both Amman and Istanbul appealed for international aid to deal with displaced Syrians including the Palestinian refugees. “We’ve now had official discussions, keeping in mind the increase in refugee numbers, and we will begin taking international aid,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday.

Jordan also expressed similar position.  “Jordanians are sharing their food with close to 100,000 refugees from Syria, some of whom have entered illegally,” Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said. “We are beginning to experience difficulties providing energy and water,” Judeh said.

In fact, the number of Palestinian refugees is expected to increase in the coming weeks due to the likely failure of Annan plan. Less than 24 hours after the cease-fire was implemented, the Syrian troops killed many people.

Therefore, the regime will most likely not going to uphold the cease-fire and in this case people will have no option but to flee the country seeking safe place to live.

The predicament of the Palestinian refugees living in Syria is a statement about the brutality of the regime. While they have not taken to the street in a protest against the regime, still they suffer from the brutal crackdown of the regime's troops.

It seems that after Hamas have given up on the regime, there are some elements within the inner circle in government who want to take revenge by targeting Palestinian refugees.

It remains to be seen as for how long the regime can continue in this iron fist policy particularly after the international noose is fast tightening around Assad’s neck.