Is it a Gaza convoy or a mercenary convoy? Tebboune and Saied play politics with Palestinian blood to stab Egypt in the back
Recently, a convoy reportedly intended for “humanitarian” aid set out from Algeria and Tunisia towards Gaza, carrying several tons of food and medical supplies, accompanied by a crowd of journalists, activists, and politicians. On paper, the convoy appears noble, a message of solidarity with a war-torn and besieged people. However, as one delves deeper into the scene’s details, examining the language of the statements and the accompanying media campaign, a completely different picture emerges: a convoy not only heading for Gaza but also aimed at a hidden goal of settling scores with Egypt, a state that has shouldered the burden of the Palestinian cause in practice—not just as a display—and pays the price in terms of its stability and reputation without chasing after cameras.
When a so-called “humanitarian” convoy begins inciting against an Arab state even before reaching its borders, it transcends the realm of humanitarian support and enters the field of political conspiracy. It is no secret that Israel controls the crossings to Gaza, not Egypt, and that aid flows into the enclave daily through Egyptian coordination with international and Arab organizations. Yet, the "Tebboune and Saied convoy" chose the path of spectacle, not effectiveness. Why? Because the goal was never Gaza; rather, Gaza served merely as a facade for a political low blow.
Even more alarming is that those leading this campaign and manipulating the image of the convoy are not just emotionally charged activists or genuine supporters, but rather the ruling generals in Algeria and Tunisia, who habitually rally the streets with hollow slogans and cloak their narrow interests in grand issues. In Tunisia, Kais Saied, who has emptied state institutions of their substance, seeks an external scene to mend his eroding legitimacy. In Algeria, the ruling generals, exhausted by popular protests and economic stagnation, are in search of a fake heroism to distract an angry domestic audience, even at Gaza’s expense.
The "moral" message that the convoy’s organizers claim to carry is nothing more than media bombs directed at Cairo. They wish to position Egypt as the enemy, not the ally, turning a blind eye to its central role in managing the crisis from day one. This is not naivety but a premeditated agenda, led by those who have long invested in sowing doubt and animosity, including remnants of the Brotherhood, who have not hesitated to provide free services to the occupation whenever the opportunity arose.
This convoy did not launch when massacres peaked, nor did it move when Gazans went to sleep to the sound of bombings and awoke to the rubble of their homes. It appears now, as the war nears its final stages, seeming like a late “guilty conscience.” What kind of conscience awakens only after more than 600 days? Moreover, what political audacity seeks to present Egypt—who opened its hospitals, borders, and food reserves—as complicit in the siege?
Adding to the exposure and triviality of the situation are the shocking details noted within the convoy itself, where it turned out some participating vehicles displayed maps of Morocco without its southern provinces, a blatant provocation of Morocco’s territorial unity and a new revelation of the true nature of this convoy, which seeks to deliver hostile messages against all Arab nations, not just Egypt. As if attacking Egypt is not enough, a further stab had to be directed at Morocco, a stark manifestation of a division mentality, cloaked in the garb of “humanity.”
This is nothing more than an exposed political maneuver, operated with the mindset of empty slogans, motivated not by humanitarian aid, but by concealed hatred. We must read the event clearly: it is an explicit assault on Egypt, an attempt to entangle it in a scene unrelated to it, serving regional agendas intersecting between Tehran and its wings in North Africa, at the expense of geography, history, and the blood of the Palestinian people.
True Arabism is not measured by the number of trucks or the volume of shouting on platforms, but by those who pay the price for their stances regarding their security, stability, and economy. Egypt, whether liked or disliked, has been and remains the solid Arab wall in times of collapse, and the rational voice in times of posturing. Those who genuinely want to support Palestine must stop manipulating its wounds and view Egypt not as an adversary, but as a steadfast pillar that preserves the minimum of Arab dignity when everyone else sells their stances for a pittance.
Spare Gaza from your theatrics, and allow Egypt to continue its honorable role, away from hollow displays that will not feed the hungry or heal a wound, but may open new wounds… at the heart of Arabism itself.
