Free Gaza boats leaving with Palestinians on board

Thursday August 28, 2008 15:07 by Palestine News Network - PNN

After successfully breaking the siege on Gaza via sea on Saturday, the Free Gaza boats were slated to leave at 2 pm instead of the previously slated morning departure. Seven Palestinians who have been previously been denied exit visas will be leaving with them.

Free Gaza boats

The Darwish family is seeking to be reunited with other family members, while the Mosleh father and son are going out for medical treatment. The expected students are not on board as they had no visas for Cyprus

Jamal Khudari, the Chairman of the People to Confront the Siege on Gaza, confirmed that seven Palestinians are on the boats. He told PNN that they have Cypriot passports which the students did not.

Free Gaza reports that among the Palestinians leaving is 10 year old Sa’ed Mosleh from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. Sa’ed lost his leg due to an Israeli tank shell and is leaving Gaza with his father to seek medical treatment. Also on board is the Darwish family, who will finally be reunited with their relatives in Cyprus.

"I can't believe we're finally able to leave for medical treatment," said Khaled Mosleh, Saed's father. "This is a miracle of God."

The Free Gaza movement states their names as: Maha M.S. Darwish, mother, Omar Darwish, age 5, Sami M.J. Darwish, age 14, Ayman M.J. Darwish, age 17, Tawfiq M.J. Darwish, age 18, Khaled Mosleh, father, Sa’ed Mosleh, age 10.

Nine international human rights workers are staying behind in Gaza to monitor the humananitarian situation

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