Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, had his passport seized by Egyptian officials while attempting to break the siege in the Gaza Strip through the "Global March to Gaza," which began on June 15.
Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who helped end apartheid in South Africa, Mandela joined more than 4,000 activists from 80 countries in traveling to Cairo on Sunday to break the siege and deliver humanitarian aid to more than 2 million starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. However, Egyptian authorities, acting in coordination with the Israeli and U.S. governments, have attempted to halt the march by detaining activists, including Mandela, and confiscating their passports.
