Women's march in Cairo calls for opening of Rafah crossing with Gaza

A group of Egyptian women held a rare pro-Palestine march in Cairo on Friday to mark International Women's Day.

The small crowd chanted in solidarity with Palestinian women under Israeli bombardment and criticised the government for being a "party to the siege" on Gaza.

"From Cairo, we send a thousand greetings to the brave women of Palestine," they chanted.

"Open the Rafah crossing now."

The small march was quickly dispersed by police, according to local reports.