Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Affairs in Gaza Strip Hassan al-Saifi, speaks during a press conference, in Gaza City on October 03, 2013. Egyptian authorities forced over 20 Palestinian pilgrims to return to Gaza after having entered the country to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage. Egyptian security officials said that the pilgrims were forced to return to the Gaza Strip for security reasons, without providing further detail. Photo by Yasser Fathi