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About 200 protesters gathered outside the Egyptian embassy in Pretoria on Monday. (Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee)
Demonstrators accused the Egyptian government of being complicit in the starvation of Gaza’s population. (Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee)
Empty boxes listing goods blocked from entering Gaza were placed outside the entrance to the Egyptian embassy. (Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee)
Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, is quoted on a poster. (Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee)