Paul Murphy among 50 Irish people taking part in 'March to Gaza'

James Cox

A delegation of 50 Irish people will be among thousands setting off on a global 'March to Gaza' today.

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy will be among those.

People from 54 countries are taking part, and will march from Cairo to the Rafah Crossing at the border of Egypt and Palestine today demanding aid be allowed in.

However, there are reports of deportations from Egypt.

Mr Murphy wrote: "Arrived safely at Cairo airport and on way to town to join the #GlobalMarchToGaza. Nobody being detained and deported this evening.

"Pressure on Egyptian government is clearly working. Keep it up demanding that we can march and call for the starvation of Gaza to be ended."

Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has written to the Ambassador of Egypt to Ireland to ask they be allowed pass through.

Mr Ó Snodaigh said: "Irish citizens who are arriving in Egypt to take part in this, similar to people from other countries arriving, are being detained and then deported so they can't take part in the global march.

"I've written to the Egyptian ambassador here in Ireland to express our concerns about this."