Monday, December 29, 2008

Hannibal Gaddafi: Egypt is besieging Gaza


"DOHA, (PIC)-- The Egyptian authorities refused to grant landing permit for a Libyan plane loaded with urgently needed medical and humanitarian relief material to land in Arish airport near to Gaza despite carrying with it Seiful Islam Al-Gaddafi the son of the Libyan leader Muamer Al-Gaddafi.

Hannibal Gaddafi, brother of Seiful Islam, told Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV network shortly after midnight Sunday that Egypt blocked the passage of Libyan and Qatari aid to Gaza.

He noted that the Libyan airplane was denied landing permission on Saturday and was forced to land in Abu Dhabi. Seiful Islam intended to personally supervise distribution of the assistance.

Hannibal disclosed that an Egyptian-Israeli coordination had prevented the Libyan ship Al-Marwa, which carried tons of humanitarian relief material, from docking in Gaza port a few weeks ago.

He resolved that Egypt is the one besieging the Gaza Strip, and expressed utter dismay at blocking entry of badly needed relief material to Palestinian citizens under siege and aggression.

The Libyan leader's son pledged that Marwa would set sail anew to Gaza and reach its harbor regardless of Israeli sea blockage.

Meanwhile, in Arish eight Egyptian surgeons and their aides were denied passage into the Gaza Strip to assist in urgent surgeries to Palestinian seriously wounded in the Israeli ongoing aerial attacks.

An Egyptian MP said that those surgeons are waiting at the Rafah border terminal for the Egyptian authority's permission to cross into Gaza."

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