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Blocked Borders: Egypt Halts Activists' March to Gaza
- On June 13, 2025, Egyptian authorities stopped activists planning a march from Arish to Gaza’s Rafah border to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid.
- The march, organized over months by the Global March to Gaza, aimed to spotlight Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis amid Israeli airstrikes and aid restrictions.
- Egyptian security forces detained about 200 activists, mostly from Algeria and Morocco, confiscated 40 passports, and used force to suppress protests near the border.
- Irish politician Paul Murphy reported his phone and passport were seized and that activists refused to board a deportation bus, while organizer Melanie Schweizer said, "This is an emergency."
- The crackdown reflects Egypt’s delicate political position balancing border security and relations with Israel, highlighting urgent international calls to ease Gaza’s blockade and allow aid.
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The «Global March to Gaza» is stalling: the authorities are stopping protests, Israel is warning of an escalation.
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Global March to Gaza announced on Instagram that there had been "unprovoked violence against a peaceful global delegation", including people being "detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported."
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