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The Global March to Gaza is a civilian-led initiative to march from Arish, Egypt, to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip beginning on Sunday. Once in Rafah, the goal was to set up a camp and work to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, provide humanitarian aid to the strip and protest against Israel's actions in the territory.
I’m missing a really good meeting with Jeremy Corbyn in Liverpool,’ says one of the marchers, who proceeds to complain about not being allowed
Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a “Global March to Gaza,” a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine.
The "America First" president praised his foreign policy record on Sunday while urging a deal between Iran and Israel amid escalating strikes.
Israel’s El Al Airlines announced on Sunday that it has suspended all flights until at least June 19, with additional cancellations to many European cities extending to June 23, due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
James Eden considering ‘risky’ journey through the desert to Egypt after outbound flights from Israel were suspended
Egyptian authorities detained activists planning to march to Gaza in protest of restrictions on aid reaching the territory, while security forces in eastern Libya blocked a convoy of activists en route to meet them.
Katz clarified that if Egypt fails to stop the pro-Palestinian group, the IDF would take the necessary measures to prevent them from entering Gaza.
Egypt has blocked activists taking part in a planned march to Gaza, halting their attempt to reach the border and challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory before it
Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources told Reuters.
Private initiatives have emerged to help Israelis trapped abroad to enter the locked-down country through Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.