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Israeli Forces Open Fire at Gaza Aid Crowds as Pro-Palestinian Activists Are Deported

Egypt has detained convoy members at Israel’s request following appeals to block pro-Palestinian activists

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Overview

  • Thirty-one Palestinians were killed and more than 200 injured when Israeli forces fired warning shots at crowds near a Netzarim aid distribution point
  • Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa described Gaza’s conditions as disastrous, citing a collapsed healthcare system and severe shortages of food, water and medicine
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly urged Egypt to prevent a convoy of pro-Palestinian activists from reaching the Rafah crossing
  • Egyptian authorities forcibly removed and deported Global March to Gaza activists from their hotels in Tripoli en route to the Gaza border
  • Two Freedom Flotilla volunteers, including MEP Rima Hassan, were held in isolation in Israeli detention before being transferred to central prison facilities