It asked Cairo not to close the Rafah border terminal on the Eid holiday and allow entry of the convoy, pointing out that Gaza was in dire need of assistance carried by such aid convoys.
"The aim of the aid convoys is to help the besieged Palestinians and break the oppressive siege imposed on them for the fifth year running", the campaign said, adding that such an aim should be appreciated.
The Egyptian authorities announced that the Rafah border crossing with Gaza would be closed as of Monday till next Sunday throughout the Eid holiday, which meant that no aid would be allowed into the Strip during those days.
Road to Hope aid convoy to sail again for Gaza before Rafah crossing closed
[ 13/11/2010 - 02:18 PM ]
Nine participants in the convoy and four Libyan customs officers, as well as a small part of the aid which was not unloaded at Libyan ports were still on board the ship when it was hijacked.
The Libyan officers are currently in their embassy in Greece and the nine activists, five Brits, two Americans, and two from Morocco and Algeria, will fly to Libya to join the other participants in the convoy before they sail together along with the aid for Al-Arish seaport.
105 multinational activists have stayed at the Egyptian-Libyan borders since October 25 waiting to be allowed into Egypt by land, but the Egyptian authorities insisted the aid convoy enter Gaza by sea, and what added insult to injury that the ship they were hired was hijacked and taken to Greece.
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