The Global March to Gaza is a civilian-led initiative to march from Arish, Egypt, to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip beginning on Sunday. Once in Rafah, the goal was to set up a camp and work to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, provide humanitarian aid to the strip and protest against Israel's actions in the territory.

Joint Action Coordination for Palestine in Tunisia and Libyans for Palestine.The Global Marchers claimed they are “planning a short stay in Rafah, from June 15-19,” but “this will depend on authorizations from the Egyptian government.

Egyptian authorities have detained more activists planning to march to Gaza in protest of restrictions on aid reaching the territory.