Land convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest against Israeli blockade of Strip

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Land convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest against Israeli blockade of Strip  The convoy of buses and cars plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israel's military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/09/land-convoy-sets-off-for-gaza-from-tunisia-to-protest-against-israeli-blockade-of-strip  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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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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