Tens of thousands of Egyptians demonstrate in favor of Gaza

Tens of thousands of Egyptians demonstrated this Friday to express their support for the Palestinians of the Gaza stripon the 14th day of conflict between Israel It is Hamastriggered by the offensive of the Palestinian Islamic movement.

The rallies took place in the emblematic square Tahrir in Cairowhere protesters waved Palestinian flags, noted AFP, and also in many other cities in the country, according to local press.

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In the square Tahrirthe protesters shouted the slogan “Peace, freedom, Arab Palestine”version of another slogan used in 2011 in the popular uprising that ended three decades of the president’s power Hosni Mubarak.

O Gaza strip is besieged by the army Israel and has been heavily bombed by it since October 7th, in response to the surprise attack by Hamas on Israeli territory.

Anticipating a possible ground offensive, Israel also a week ago ordered Palestinians in the north of the Strip to flee to the south of the territory, which according to the UN caused the displacement of around a million people and a humanitarian crisis.

People march from Tahrir Square to Cairo’s central district on October 20, 2023, during a protest in support of the Palestinian people after Friday noon prayers, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas . (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI/AFP) (KHALED DESOUKI/)

The Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al Sisiwarned strongly last Wednesday against the scenario of Palestinian displacement towards Egypt.

AND “If I ask the Egyptian people to take to the streets, there will be millions to support the position of the Egypt”he warned in an apparition in Cairo upon receiving the head of the German government, Olaf Scholz.

According to Sisi, pressuring Palestinians to abandon their lands is “a way to end the Palestinian cause to the detriment of neighboring countries.”

Egypt shares a land border with Gaza stripgoverned by Hamas, where humanitarian aid is expected to arrive in trucks starting this Saturday, the UN.

Source: Elcomercio