US EditionTD's Partner Calls on Tánaiste to Address His Detention
- Irish TD Paul Murphy was detained by Egyptian authorities on June 13, 2025, while taking part in a humanitarian effort to deliver aid to Gaza by traveling through Egypt.
- The detention followed Egyptian efforts to stop the Global March to Gaza, during which passports were confiscated and marchers were asked to board a bus with unclear destination, believed to be for deportation.
- Murphy posted a video showing protesters chanting slogans and confirmed multiple Irish citizens were among those detained, with phones also confiscated and authorities forcibly removing some participants.
- Murphy reported that Egyptian authorities have seized their passports and are holding them in detention, while calling on the public to urge governments—particularly Ireland’s Minister Simon Harris—to intervene, permit the march, and secure the release of those detained.
- The incident highlights escalating restrictions by Egyptian authorities on aid marches amid a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Gaza, prompting Irish officials and activists to call for diplomatic intervention and the march's continuation.
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