Egyptian security forces checked the contents and trucks from Gaza will
carry the medicine across

Gaza-bound aid convoy arrives at Rafah crossing
Published today (updated) 10/06/2012 19:07
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EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) -- An international aid convoy arrived at the Rafah
land crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday, an Egyptian
medical official said.

Head of the Egyptian Red Crescent, Jaber al-Arabi, told Ma'an that the aid
convoy, which arrived from el-Arish, contains 30 tons of medicine and
medical equipment.

Over 100 international activists were on board the convoy.

Egyptian security forces checked the contents and trucks from Gaza will
carry the medicine across.

Israel intensified its land, sea and air blockade of Gaza in 2007 when Hamas
took control of the coastal strip.

In May, Egypt opened the Rafah crossing on its border with Gaza, allowing
some residents to leave for the first time in years. The terminal is not
equipped for the transfer of goods, and residents still rely on underground
tunnels to smuggle in goods from Egypt.