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Iran urges joint Gaza aid convoys

Iran has called on the Middle East countries to send joint aid convoys to the Gaza Strip, as worldwide condemnation of an Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla continues.

“Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili proposed the sending of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza from the Persian Gulf, with the cooperation of regional countries,” Fars News Agency reported.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Oman’s visiting Parliament Speaker Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Isa’ee.

Israel drew worldwide condemnation by attacking a Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla last week, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens of others.

Tel Aviv, which has remained defiant of international calls for an end to the three-year blockade it has imposed on Gaza, seized control of a second Gaza-bound aid ship, the Rachel Corrie, on Saturday.

Jalili’s remarks come as Iran’s Red Crescent announced Monday that two Iranian aid ships carrying humanitarian relief and medical supplies for the people of Gaza would set sail for the coastal sliver in the upcoming days.

He added that the world was now witnessing the creation of an international movement in support of Palestinians.

Al-Isa’ee, for his part, said Muslim countries should take a “firm stance” against Israel over its attack on the Freedom Flotilla.

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