from the Palestinian News Network
Gaza / PNN – The Iranian Red Crescent is joining the ranks of those trying to break the siege on the Gaza Strip via sea. A ship will attempt to reach port within two weeks.
Chairperson of the Popular Committee against the Siege, Jamal Al Khudari, said that the limited amount of food aid allowed through the crossings today was not enough for a few hours.
Friday saw the first lifting of the complete closure on the Strip in 10 days after over a month of nearly daily closure and two years of siege.
Although the Israeli administration and media heavily publicized the partial lifting of the ban on humanitarian aid, the 80 trucks that entered are only half that of what is necessary on a normal day.
Al Khudari says that at least 160 trucks of imports are needed daily in times outside of closure. He reiterated his insistence that the issue of the crossings should not be linked with any others. The Israelis say they are opening and closing the crossings dependent on relations with the Hamas government and the launching of projectiles by the armed resistance.
Also a Palestinian Legislative Council member, Al Khudari asked that the “international community and all concerned parties put pressure on the occupation to compel him to open the crossings and keep it open, with no excuses or arguments for closure.”
International law forbids the Israeli administration from keeping the crossings of the Gaza Strip closed.
Palestinians living within Israeli boundaries, along with Israeli and foreign activists, demonstrated in Tel Aviv today against Israeli practices in the Strip.
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