Around 400 foreign pro-Gaza activists protested on Friday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Giza. The protesters condemned the policies of Israel and the blockade on Gaza. They also called for boycotting Israeli goods. Security elements forced the protesters, who assembled on the Gamaa Bridge, to move down to the area facing the Embassy. Security forces avoided any frictions with the demonstrators after the clashes that took place two days ago in el-Tahrir Square left three protesters injured. In a related development, 30 foreign activists, most of whom are elderly women, announced they were going on a hunger strike until medical supplies and food are allowed into Gaza. In a statement, the activists expressed solidarity with Holocaust survivor Hedy Eptein, 85, who is on a hunger strike and has been drinking only fluids for three days. She says she will end her strike when the borders with Gaza are opened. In Ismailia, security forces stopped a number of European activists who were crossing the Canal and heading towards Rafah. Translated from the Arabic Edition.
