Ovenden: Lifeline 6 to be organized soon

[ 24/10/2010 - 04:56 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The delegates of the Lifeline 5 aid convoy left Gaza Strip afternoon Sunday after a three-day visit during which they delivered mainly medical assistance to the tune of five million dollars.

Director of the convoy Kevin Ovenden told a press conference before leaving Gaza that Viva Palestina plans to organize Lifeline 6 aid convoy with the participation of more international institutions and societies, adding that it would also participate in sea convoys to Gaza.

Referring to the number of lifeline 5 members, he said that Gaza was sending 342 ambassadors to defend its cause.

For his part, the head of the Algerian delegation Abdulrazak Al-Maqri said that the delegates attended a three-day training course in breaking the siege during their stay in the Strip.

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