Egyptian authorities took dozens of anti-Israel activists into custody this past Thursday after thwarting a planned march to Gaza before deporting them, according to multiple reports.
As many as 200 activists were detained in Cairo by Egyptian immigration authorities, who reportedly confiscated passports of the Europeans who sought to carry out a “Global March to Gaza.” Other activists who were allowed to remain in the country attempted to march to Gaza and clashed with local Egyptians, who threw water bottles and used clubs while the anti-Israel activists held a sit-in at a checkpoint, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Some pro-Israel activists gloated about the incident on social media. (RELATED: WaPo Apologizes For Publishing Hamas Propaganda At Face Value)
I couldn’t make this up if I tried: a group of European activists pulled a “Greta Thunberg goes to Cairo” move, demanding that Egyptians break the Gaza siege. The Egyptian crowd responded… by breaking them instead. 💀 Now they’re in custody, passports confiscated, and under… pic.twitter.com/dvhYzpTnAr
— Sarai (Sarah Idan) Miss Iraq (@RealSarahIdan) June 14, 2025
“A group of European activists pulled a ‘Greta Thunberg goes to Cairo’ move, demanding that Egyptians break the Gaza siege,” Sarah Idan posted on X. “The Egyptian crowd responded… by breaking them instead.”