Overview

• The Global March to Gaza was planned as a non-violent 30-mile protest from Tunisia to the Rafah crossing with participants from more than 80 countries.
• Egyptian authorities enforced strict permit regulations at Sinai checkpoints, detaining at least 88 foreign activists and confiscating passports.
• Around 500 marchers who lacked advance authorization were deported, including roughly 200 activists sent home upon arrival in Cairo.
• Organizers have threatened hunger strikes and are negotiating for the return of confiscated passports as protests remain suspended.
• Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens with nearly half a million Palestinians at risk of starvation despite Israel’s May easing of aid restrictions.