11/6/2025–|Last update: 23:26 (Mecca time)
Egypt expressed its welcome to the official and popular positions supporting the Palestinians in GazaAt the same time, stressing the need for delegations to obtain pre -approval to visit the border area adjacent to the sector, at a time when thousands of joints seek to reach the region within the “convoy of steadfastness” coming from Tunisia, and the “global march to Gaza” initiative.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said – in a statement, this evening, Wednesday – that Egypt welcomes “the international and regional positions, the official and popular, supporting Palestinian rights and rejecting the siege. Fwjluser And the blatant and systematic Israeli violations against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, “stressing its continued” work at all levels to end the aggression on the Strip. “
The statement added that “in light of the requests and inquiries related to the visit of foreign delegations to the border area adjacent to Gaza (Al -Arish city andRafah crossingDuring the recent period, to express the support of Palestinian rights, Egypt emphasizes the need to obtain prior approvals to complete these visits.
The ministry stated that the only way to consider these requests “is through the follow -up of the organizational controls and the mechanism followed since the war on Gaza began, which is to apply for an official request for Egyptian embassies abroad or through requests submitted by foreign embassies in Cairo or representatives of organizations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
The Egyptian statement stressed the importance of adhering to these controls “to ensure the security of visiting delegations as a result of the accuracy of the situation in that border area since the beginning of the crisis in Gaza.”
The Foreign Ministry stressed that “any requests will not be considered or respond to any invitations that are received outside the framework specified by the regulatory controls and the followed mechanism.”
She added that Egypt stresses “its steadfast position in support of the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on its land” and stresses “the importance of pressure on Israel to end the siege on the Strip.”
On the other hand, Israeli media said that Defense Minister Yisrael Katz instructed the army to prevent activists from Egypt from entering the Gaza Strip.
The “Al -Samoud convoy to break the siege on Gaza” has arrived in the Libyan capital today, continuing its march in the east towards the Egyptian lands and then to the Rafah crossing on the Gaza border.
In a statement published today, the organizers of this convoy said, “We do not want and we do not intend to enter Egypt without the approval of the authorities and understanding with them about the various entry procedures.”
The organizers confirmed that they had initiated a few weeks ago to contact the Egyptian authorities, and explained to them the nature and goals of the convoy.
The convoy includes about 20 buses and 350 cars carrying more than 1500 solidarity from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania as part of a popular action to relief the Palestinians in Gaza, who have been subjected to an extermination war since October 2023.
Meanwhile, the “international coalition against the Israeli occupation” announced that about 4,000 solidarity, including European parliamentarians, will participate in the “global march to Gaza” to reach a walk to the besieged Palestinian sector.