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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">With participants from 32 countries, the Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing</h1>
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<p>GAZA, (PIC)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Thousands of supporters from 32 countries are participating in the
march. They plan to reach Gaza\u2019s border through the Rafah land crossing
with Egypt, in order to deliver humanitarian aid and express their
support for the Palestinian people.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The main organizing coalition, known as the \u201cGlobal March to Gaza,\u201d
announced that it has representatives in most countries across Europe,
North and South America, as well as in Arab and Asian nations \u2014
reflecting the growing international momentum in support of the
Palestinian cause.</p>
<p>Leading the participating convoys is the Algerian \u201cCaravan of
Steadfastness,\u201d 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.</p>
<p>Yahia Sarri, head of the Algerian Initiative for Supporting Palestine
and Aiding Gaza, said in a press statement: \u201cOn 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.\u201d</p>
<p>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
\u201creflects Algeria\u2019s stance in support of Palestine and its calls on
global platforms to lift the siege and protect civilians from the brutal
aggression.\u201d</p>
<p>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: \u201cWe 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.\u201d</p>
<p>He described the convoy as \u201ca symbolic representation of the growing
global popular will that is tightening the noose on the occupier
everywhere.\u201d</p>
<p>From Morocco, Abdelhafid El Sriti, coordinator of the \u201cNational
Working Group for Palestine,\u201d said, \u201cThe 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.\u201d</p>
<p>He added, \u201cSince October 7, Moroccans have been in the streets and
public squares in support of the resistance and the Palestinian people \u2014
and we will continue to do so.\u201d He continued, \u201cWe 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.\u201d</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The Madleen carried 12 people, including Swedish activist Greta
Thunberg, Irish actor Liam Cunningham, and a French-Arab
parliamentarian.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Since October 7, 2023, Israel \u2014 with US support \u2014 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.</p>
<p>The genocide has resulted in more than 181,000 Palestinians killed or
wounded \u2014 the majority of whom are women and children \u2014 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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