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Along with medical aid, 16 foreign doctors and a paramedic enter the Gaza Strip

author Tuesday January 13, 2009 14:52author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies Report this post to the editors

16 foreign doctors and one paramedic have entered the Gaza Strip along with medical aid on Monday evening, Palestinian sources reported.  

Rafah crossing - File 2007
Rafah crossing - File 2007

Khaled Atiyah, the coordinator for border crossings in the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo of Egypt, reported that the doctors' delegation included six French, nine Greeks, one German and one Irish paramedic.  

Atiyah added that the delegation entered the Gaza Strip from the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Monday evening, along with 170 tons of medical supplies coming from Kuwait, Turkey, Morocco, and Egypt.  

Regarding the other border crossings, Atiyah said that the Al Ojja crossing located at the Israeli-Gaza borders will be open on Tuesday and Thursday for aid supplies, while on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday of next week, the crossings will be open for other commercial products.  

category gaza strip | human rights | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

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