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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
TRANSFER OF EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT VIA ISRAEL TO THE GAZA STRIP

TRANSFER OF EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT VIA ISRAEL TO THE GAZA STRIP
11 November 2009

On Thursday November 11, 2009 the Coordinator for Government Activity in the
Territories (CoGAT), through the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Office (DCL),
facilitated a large transfer of educational supplies to the Gaza Strip for
use in schools run by UNRWA. The shipment included copy machines, printers,
and projectors which entered the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing in
the morning hours. During the past month, a large quantity of educational
tools such as notebooks, backpacks, writing tools, and textbooks have
crossed from Israel to Gaza for use in schools run by UNRWA.

Furthermore, two special Braille printers were also transferred to
complement the Braille-language keyboards whose transfer was also
facilitated by CoGAT and the Gaza DCL during recent weeks. These
specialized pedagogical tools will be transferred to UNRWA for use in
special-needs education.

The commander of the Gaza DCL, Col. Moshe Levi said "UNRWA is an important
humanitarian aid organization in the Gaza Strip that operates many schools
as part of its aid activities. Through CoGAT and the Gaza DCL, Israel makes
great efforts to provide for the humanitarian needs of the Gaza Strip, and
for this reason the recent transfer was facilitated at the request of the
organization."

With regard to the special-needs educational services provided by the
organization, Levi said: "This is another humanitarian case, just one of
many handled by the soldiers and officers of the Gaza DCL. A large number
of cases reach our doorstep and require special consideration, and we do our
very best to understand the needs while providing the best and quickest
response. This falls into the framework of the overall humanitarian efforts
and occurs in accordance with the policies in effect in Gaza."

For further details, please contact the Gaza Coordination and Liaison
Office.
matakaza_dover@walla.com

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