Gaza solidarity convoy arrives in Isfahan

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) -- The Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine convoy arrived in Isfahan Province on Friday.

The members of the humanitarian aid convoy began their journey to the besieged territory of Gaza in India, traveled through Pakistan, and then arrived in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in southern Iran. They entered Kerman Province on Thursday, traveled to Yazd Province, and arrived in Isfahan on Friday. They plan to travel to the cities of Qom, Tehran, Zanjan, and Tabriz and then cross into Turkey.

The convoy is composed of people from different religions from India, Pakistan, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, and Iran, including veterans from a number of wars.

In addition, there are some people in the convoy who were injured in Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in spring 2010.

On May 31, 2010, the Israeli military attacked six ships of the Gaza flotilla. The flotilla, organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), was carrying humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Nine activists were killed (eight Turkish nationals and a young man who had dual Turkish and U.S. citizenship).

The international community condemned the deadly attack and Israel-Turkey relations were seriously strained.

The Zionist regime imposed an economic siege on Gaza in June 2007 that has caused great hardship for the people of the territory.