Global March to Gaza

Global March to Gaza
Global March to Gaza
Part of Gaza war protests
Date	Intended for June 15–19, 2025
Location	Intended from Al-Arish, Egypt, to Rafah border crossing with the Gaza strip.
Caused by	Blockade of the Gaza Strip; Gaza humanitarian crisis; Israeli war crimes; Gaza genocide;
Goals	Delivering humanitarian aid and establishing a humanitarian corridor
Methods	Peaceful protest; protest camp;
Resulted in	March cancelled, 16 June
Parties
International Coalition Against the Israeli Occupation Trade unions; Human rights groups; Solidarity movements; Soumoud Convoy; Dignity Convoy;	Arab Republic of Egypt Egyptian National Police; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Government of Israel Minister of Defense Israel Katz;
Casualties
Arrested	200+ detentions prior to march; ~500 foreign activists deported;

The Global March to Gaza (GMTG) was a civilian-led, international initiative to march from Arish, Egypt, to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in Palestine, intended to begin on 15 June 2025. Participants planned to establish a protest camp on the Egyptian side of the border, with the goals of peacefully breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza, providing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, stopping the genocide in Gaza, establishing a humanitarian corridor, and exposing Israeli war crimes. The Tunisian and Libyan delegation of the march, the Soumoud Convy, began on 9 June in Tunis and passed Tripoli, before being blocked in Sirte in eastern Libya, and cancelling the covey after 13 arrests, on the same day as the march.

For the march, up to 4,000 people had planned to gather in Arish and march for a few days to the Egyptian border with the Gaza strip. By 16 June, the march had been cancelled by organisers after more than 200 people had been detained in Cairo. Nearly 500 activists were deported, passports confiscated, and clashes occurred with Egyptian authorities near Ismailia. Among those detained were Irish politician Paul Murphy, a Turkish MP, and former U.S. diplomat Hala Rharrit. Organisers had requested that Egypt permit the march, intiailly vowing to continue attempts to reach Rafah. Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz strongly opposed the protest, declaring that the Israeli military would take action if necessary.