[News] With participants from 32 countries, the Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing

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 With participants from 32 countries, the Global March to Gaza advances
towards the Rafah Crossing

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GAZA, (PIC)

An international solidarity march with the Gaza Strip was launched on
Monday, as part of a global initiative aimed at breaking the siege imposed
on the Strip and demanding an end to the genocide being carried out by
Israeli occupation forces since October 7, 2023.

Thousands of supporters from 32 countries are participating in the march.
They plan to reach Gaza’s border through the Rafah land crossing with
Egypt, in order to deliver humanitarian aid and express their support for
the Palestinian people.

The convoys are scheduled to gather in Cairo next Thursday before heading
to the city of Arish in northeastern Egypt. From there, they will continue
on foot toward the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, where protest camps are
planned, according to the event organizers.

The main organizing coalition, known as the “Global March to Gaza,”
announced that it has representatives in most countries across Europe,
North and South America, as well as in Arab and Asian nations — reflecting
the growing international momentum in support of the Palestinian cause.

Leading the participating convoys is the Algerian “Caravan of
Steadfastness,” which set off from the capital Algiers toward Tunisia on
Sunday, to join the Tunisian convoy, then proceed to Libya, Egypt, and
finally reach the Rafah crossing.

Yahia Sarri, head of the Algerian Initiative for Supporting Palestine and
Aiding Gaza, said in a press statement: “On Sunday, the Caravan of
Steadfastness departed for Tunisia, where it will join the Tunisian convoy,
then cross Libya into Egypt, and from there to Gaza via Rafah.”

Sarri, a prominent member of the Association of Algerian Muslim Scholars,
emphasized that the convoy is humanitarian in nature and raises its voice
alongside the free people of the world to demand an end to the unjust siege
on the people of Gaza. He added that this step “reflects Algeria’s stance
in support of Palestine and its calls on global platforms to lift the siege
and protect civilians from the brutal aggression.”

Sarri noted that the convoy is part of the international popular
humanitarian movement that has been mobilizing by land, sea, and air in
rejection of the criminal practices targeting the people of Gaza. He said:
“We address our people in Gaza and tell them: you are not alone, we stand
with you in your pain and suffering. This is the best we can do to amplify
your voice to the world.”

He described the convoy as “a symbolic representation of the growing global
popular will that is tightening the noose on the occupier everywhere.”

>From Morocco, Abdelhafid El Sriti, coordinator of the “National Working
Group for Palestine,” said, “The march will depart from Morocco to Egypt by
air, and then travel by land from Cairo to the Rafah crossing, in an effort
to pressure the occupation to open the crossings and end the genocide.”

He added, “Since October 7, Moroccans have been in the streets and public
squares in support of the resistance and the Palestinian people — and we
will continue to do so.” He continued, “We coordinated all steps with the
organizing parties, and the participants will fly from Morocco to Cairo,
then head to the Egyptian city of Arish, and from there to the Rafah
crossing.”

El Sriti warned that the Palestinian people are being exterminated with
bombings and American-made weapons, and suffering under a suffocating siege
that has led to famine and disease, constituting an unprecedented crime. He
called on the international community to act urgently to stop the Israeli
genocide in Gaza and ensure aid is delivered.

The launch of the march comes one day after the Israeli army hijacked the
ship Madleen, which was heading to Gaza to break the siege and express
solidarity after more than 20 months of genocide. All international
activists on board were detained.

The Madleen carried 12 people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg,
Irish actor Liam Cunningham, and a French-Arab parliamentarian.

Another ship, Al-Dameer, also affiliated with the International Committee
to Break the Siege on Gaza, was previously attacked by an Israeli drone on
May 2 while attempting to sail to Gaza. The attack caused a hull breach and
a fire at the front of the vessel.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel — with US support — has been committing acts
of genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced
displacement, ignoring international appeals and binding orders from the
International Court of Justice to cease its actions.

The genocide has resulted in more than 181,000 Palestinians killed or
wounded — the majority of whom are women and children — with over 11,000
missing. There are also hundreds of thousands of displaced people and
widespread famine that has claimed many lives, including those of children,
alongside vast destruction.

Israel has imposed a siege on Gaza for 18 years. Now, approximately 1.5
million Palestinians out of a population of about 2.4 million in the Strip
are homeless after the genocide destroyed their homes.
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