00:00A convoy of buses and private cars departed from Tunisia's capital on Monday headed to Gaza.
00:08The initiative aims to shed light on Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid to the enclave
00:12as Israeli authorities stopped a high-profile flotilla carrying aid from landing there.
00:18The overland effort, organized independently but moved up to coincide with the flotilla,
00:23is made up of activists, lawyers and medical professionals from North Africa.
00:26The convoy is set to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Gaza through the border crossing in Rafah.
00:33The Rafah border crossing has remained largely closed since the Israeli military took control of the Gaza side in May of last year.
00:41Civil society groups behind the initiative say their aim is to demand the immediate lifting of the unjust siege on the territory.
00:48They stress that Arab governments aren't doing enough to end the 20-month-long war between Israel and Hamas.
00:53After an almost three-month blockade of Gaza aimed at pressuring Hamas,
00:58Israel started allowing in some basic and limited amounts of aid last month.
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