Egypt has rejected a request to allow international activists to cross the border into Gaza later this week as part of the Gaza Freedom March. Over 1,300 activists from forty-two countries are set to participate in the march. In a statement organizers of the march said, “Our efforts and plans will not be altered at this point. We have set out to break the siege of Gaza and march on December 31 against the Israeli blockade. We are continuing in the same direction.”