US EditionGaza Activists Welcomed in Tunis After Being Banned From Egypt
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They claim to have been mistreated when they arrived near the Egypt-Gaza border.
“Symbolically, We Went Far Beyond Rafah”: Global March to Gaza Ends
Activists from around the world have returned home from Egypt after the Global March to Gaza ended. The activists were prevented by authorities from reaching Egypt’s Rafah border crossing where they hoped to break the siege on Gaza. Participants were subjected to attacks, arrests, and deportations as they made their journey through Egypt and Libya. Members of the Sumud Convoy, a North African humanitarian convoy, returned to Tunisia Thursday. Thi
Gaza activists welcomed in Tunis after being banned from Egypt
Activists taking part in the Global March to Gaza received a hero’s welcome in the Tunisian capital on Thursday evening, after they were forced to turn back from the Libyan city of Sirte, by forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar. The activists were hoping to reach Egypt, but Haftar’s forces cut off phone, internet and logistical services while blocking the convoy’s advance, reportedly under Egyptian government pressure. The activists retreated …
Hundreds of activists heading towards the Gaza Strip have been forced to turn back to Tunisia after Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar stopped the caravan.
The Maghreb Resistance Convoy, which set out from Tunisia with the aim of breaking the blockade in Gaza but returned after being denied permission to enter eastern Libya, was welcomed with enthusiasm by the Tunisians.
The Sumud caravan (resilience in Arabic) to break the Israeli siege in Gaza was stopped in Libya, writes Raseef22. The peaceful convoy formed by two thousand people... Read more
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