"Parliamentarians from Morocco managed to enter the Gaza Strip on Monday evening through the Rafah border terminal, in the southern Gaza Strip. The parliamentarians attempted to enter Gaza on Sunday, but were barred by the Egyptian Authorities.
This visit is considered the first to be carried out by parliamentarians in the Arab world. The nine Moroccan Parliamentarians, representing four political parties, were welcomed by Hamas officials, including Legislator Mosheer Al Masry, secretary of Hamas' parliamentarian bloc. Al Masry welcomed the visiting officials and said that this visit is very important since it comes after the Israeli offensive which targeted homes, facilities, hospitals, mosques and the infrastructure in Gaza.
Directly after managing to enter Gaza, the Parliamentarians started chanting for Gaza and its steadfastness, and said that they stand with the Palestinian people and their just cause. Mohammad Radwan, head of the foreign affairs committee, which belongs to Hamas' legislative bloc, said that this visit came as a results of talks and preparations conducted by Al Masry.
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza issued a statement revealing that the Moroccan Legislators protested for two days at the Egyptian side of the crossing after Egypt barred them from entering. In its statement, the PLC said that the determination of the Moroccan legislators and their protest pushed Egypt into allowing them into Gaza......."
This visit is considered the first to be carried out by parliamentarians in the Arab world. The nine Moroccan Parliamentarians, representing four political parties, were welcomed by Hamas officials, including Legislator Mosheer Al Masry, secretary of Hamas' parliamentarian bloc. Al Masry welcomed the visiting officials and said that this visit is very important since it comes after the Israeli offensive which targeted homes, facilities, hospitals, mosques and the infrastructure in Gaza.
Directly after managing to enter Gaza, the Parliamentarians started chanting for Gaza and its steadfastness, and said that they stand with the Palestinian people and their just cause. Mohammad Radwan, head of the foreign affairs committee, which belongs to Hamas' legislative bloc, said that this visit came as a results of talks and preparations conducted by Al Masry.
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza issued a statement revealing that the Moroccan Legislators protested for two days at the Egyptian side of the crossing after Egypt barred them from entering. In its statement, the PLC said that the determination of the Moroccan legislators and their protest pushed Egypt into allowing them into Gaza......."
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