Egyptian policeman 'disappeared' after demanding Gaza border open for aid

Egyptian human rights campaigners have expressed concern over the disappearance of a police officer who staged a one-man Palestine solidarity protest in Alexandria.

Abdel-Gawad Muhammad al-Sahlamy was arrested on Friday after waving a Palestinian flag and calling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi a "traitor and an agent" in the coastal city's Sidi Gaber Square.

Video footage circulated online revealed Sahlamy, 45, standing atop a billboard, wielding the flag and shouting "I'm not afraid of you, Sisi!"

The Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR) reported that Sahlamy had not been heard from for four days. 

In a statement, ENHR quoted a friend of Sahlamy who said that he was "breaking down" about the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza and had said that "the borders should be opened, this is injustice and people are dying".

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