Egypt has begun detaining and deporting hundreds of activists who arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to join the Global March to Gaza, a mass mobilization that describes itself as a nonviolent, civilian-led effort to end Israel's siege of Gaza. The march plans to culminate in an encampment at the Rafah border crossing.

Two major solidarity actions unfolding this week – the Madleen humanitarian flotilla and the upcoming Global March to Gaza – have been met with emotional, varied and at times…

The Global March to Gaza aims to pressure world leaders to end Israel’s genocidal war in the Palestinian enclave.