Egyptian activists who staged a demonstration at the border after evading security forces have been refused permission to cross into Gaza. They are staging a sit-in in response.
Dozens of Egyptian activists spent Monday night at the Rafah border crossing after Egyptian authorities refused to let them into Gaza on Nakba Day, the anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel.
The activists, who arrived from Cairo and several other Egyptian provinces, refused to return to their homes and decided to stage a sit-in at the border to support what they have called a third Palestinian intifada.
The activists called for the return of Palestinian refugees and the opening of the Rafah border crossing for all individuals and goods, which they said should remain under the exclusive control of Egyptian authorities.
The activists also called for closing the Israeli Embassy, expelling the Israeli ambassador, stopping gas exports to Israel and abolishing the Camp David Accords. more
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