All members of the British lifeline for Gaza convoy headed by house of commons member George Galloway has crossed Monday evening into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing amid warm popular and official reception.
As he entered Gaza, Galloway said he was overwhelmed with happiness at the convoy's arrival on the anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's birth."The trip was long and difficult during which we travelled thousands of miles and crossed many borders. We faced difficulties and lost some of the participants, but at the end, we arrived by the grace of God to the holy land," the head of the convoy added.
The convoy's head stressed that all shipments would enter through the Rafah crossing except for two ambulances, one fire truck and some equipment which would be allowed in through the Awja crossing, adding that Red Cross workers would drive some aid trucks through Israeli checkpoints into Gaza.
The British lawmaker also said that he plans to meet with Palestinian resistance fighters, the government of Palestine, and Gaza citizens.
The lifeline for Gaza convoy started its journey from outside the British house of commons on February 14 passing through Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya before arriving in Egypt.
The convoy is composed of 280 public figures and 110 trucks loaded with food, medicines, medical supplies and clothing in addition to 20 ambulances and one fire truck.
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