Fifth Gaza Aid Convoy to Leave London 18th September24th July 2010
The Viva Palestina Lifeline 5 aid convoy to Gaza will leave London on Saturday 18th September. This is the fifth aid convoy involving Viva Palestina. This one will have three separate convoys leaving from London, Casablanca and Doha and all of them joining together in El Arich in Egypt. The London convoy will travel across Europe, down through Turkey and Syria where they will then be joined by the convoy from Doha and be shipped from Latakia to El Arish. At El Arish they will be joined by the convoy from Casablanca. They will then enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing,Plans are also being made separately by the International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza to organise a flotilla to ail to Gaza with aid. We are hoping to the flotilla and the Viva Palestina convoy will arrive at more or less the same time.
The Viva Palestina aid convoy comes at a vital time. The aid we will be bringing is being specially prepared to meet to the urgent needs of the Palestinian population in Gaza and especially the women and children.
More than that, the Israeli siege has been shaken by the reaction to the massacre on the Mavi Marmara. There has been a very modest easing of the siege as a result. But now there is the real possibility of building up a campaign that will be so strong the siege will finally be lifted. That is what is at stake with this aid convoy.
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