Paris, France: Humanitarian operations to rescue migrants attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea do not encourage further crossings, a modelling study said on Thursday.

The finding contradicts claims that charity-run ships which find and save migrants in the Mediterranean incentivize people to risk their lives trying to get to the European Union.

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