‘Our protest is not against Egypt. It’s against Israel’
Egyptian authorities forcibly blocked participants of the Global March to Gaza in Ismailia, halting their planned advance on foot from Arish to the Rafah Border Crossing near Gaza. Among the group were an Irish Member of Parliament and a well-known actress, both part of an effort to end Israel’s blockade of the besieged enclave
Participants say Egyptian officials confiscated their passports and are arranging their deportation.
