Humanitarian aid convoy bound for Gaza is being held up by Egypt. Drivers from UK and Ireland are on hunger strike
Swansea Hunger Striker D Murphy in Jordan
There was a good hours noisy protest on a roundabout and 15 of us went on Hunger Strike symbolically starting at 11.27am (when Israel bombed Gaza this time last year)
A few of us circumvented police blocks to reach the Egyptian consulate and stayed till 5pm. But we are continuing tomorrow. I am a bit peckish now.
Nearing the end of Day 1 of her Hunger Strike, D Murphy said
'Our actions are in solidarity with the people of the gaza strip, whose suffer due to Israel' and Egypts' cruel and inhumane lockdown of the entire area.
As a mother and grandmother, I think especially of the children, who often go to bed hungry because of the blockade, and hope our actions will put pressure on the Egyptian government to let us pass into Gaza with the desperately needed aid we are carrying'.
Negotiations are progressing. Convoy may have to drive back to Syrian port Al-Ladhaqiya near Turkish border then sail down the Med to Al-Arish. Turkey will fund chartered ship from Syria for all
A few of us circumvented police blocks to reach the Egyptian consulate and stayed till 5pm. But we are continuing tomorrow. I am a bit peckish now.
Nearing the end of Day 1 of her Hunger Strike, D Murphy said
'Our actions are in solidarity with the people of the gaza strip, whose suffer due to Israel' and Egypts' cruel and inhumane lockdown of the entire area.
As a mother and grandmother, I think especially of the children, who often go to bed hungry because of the blockade, and hope our actions will put pressure on the Egyptian government to let us pass into Gaza with the desperately needed aid we are carrying'.
Negotiations are progressing. Convoy may have to drive back to Syrian port Al-Ladhaqiya near Turkish border then sail down the Med to Al-Arish. Turkey will fund chartered ship from Syria for all
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