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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Medical aid denied entry into Gaza

Ma'an
Egyptian authorities denied a European medical aid convoy from "Miles of Smiles" en route to Gaza to unload its cargo and has been left waiting at Al-Arish Port.

Hamdi Sha'ath, head of the committee against the siege, stated that the director of Al-Arish Port told those travelling with the medical aid that they could not unload their cargo until Israel approved its shipment to the Gaza Strip. Full story
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