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Viva Palestina arrives in Egypt to enter Gaza |
2010-01-05 |
[Iran Press TV Latest] Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the Egyptian port city of El-Arish to pass thought the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. A Turkish ship, which carries the convoy from the Syrian port of Lattakia to Egypt, arrived in El-Arish on Sunday evening, said Gamal Abdel Maqsoud, head of El-Arish port. The ship carrying the 250-vehicle convoy will be unloaded at the port and be transferred to the Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing, according to Egypt's official MENA news agency. According to the report, 528 activists from 17 countries who are onboard the convoy will also travel to Gaza. Five Turkish lawmakers will also join the UK-based convoy on Monday. They are expected to enter Gaza on Tuesday evening and will stay for 24 hours to deliver all humanitarian aids to the Gazan authorities. Why not stay for 24 months, to fully enjoy all that Gaza has to offer? The convoy, which departed from London on December 6, was scheduled to deliver medical, humanitarian and educational aid to Gazans on December 27. It was, however, forced to return to Syria from the Jordanian port city of Aqaba after Cairo refused to allow it to go through the Red Sea port of Nuweiba -- the most direct route. Cairo insisted that the convoy can only enter through the Mediterranean port city of El-Arish. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 shudder |
Posted by: lotp 2010-01-05 15:33 |
#4 A very apropos graphic for this circus. Am I the only one hearing Suha Arafat singing "Don't Cry For Me, Palestina"? |
Posted by: SteveS 2010-01-05 15:15 |
#3 "Viva Palestina", eh? I'd say "bese mi asno"... |
Posted by: mojo 2010-01-05 11:28 |
#2 Expect a lot of Qassams while they're in Gaza. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-01-05 00:38 |
#1 "The ship carrying the 250-vehicle convoy will be unloaded at the port and be transferred to the Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing,.." This should be interesting to say the least. |
Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-01-05 00:34 |