Haneyya receives Road to Hope activists in Gaza

Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya received Saturday the participants in the European Road to Hope convoy that arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Premier Haneyya expressed thanks on behalf of the government and the Palestinian people to all members of the convoy for their struggle to reach Gaza.

“We keenly followed the journey of the convoy, and your arrival in Gaza confirmed, with unequivocal messages, that the world cannot tolerate the unjust siege on the Palestinian people,” the premier told the activists during his meeting with them at the cabinet headquarters.

“We consider the convoy not only humanitarian but also political par excellence intended to support the Palestinian people who have been suffering from the occupation for more than 63 years as well as their just demands for the establishment of the Palestinian state with holy Jerusalem as its capital,” he added.

For his part, head of the aid convoy Ken O’Keefe opined that the goal of the convoy was only humanitarian and explained the hardships the convoy encountered during their trip.

He noted that there are two kinds of blockade on Gaza, a partial Egyptian siege and a comprehensive Israeli siege and expressed his thanks to Algeria and Morocco for facilitating the passage of the convoy through their borders.

For his part, coordinator of the convoy Saeb Sha’ath stated that the main goal of the convoy was purely political aimed at breaking the siege and strengthening the steadfastness of Gaza people.

“We are aware that Gaza is the stronghold of the Palestinian cause because if Gaza achieved a victory, Palestine and the whole nation would triumph too, and if it was defeated, the whole nation would be routed,” Sha’ath added.