By Koi Kye Lee
KUALA LUMPUR: Viva Palestina, a British-based registered charity, is embarking on its third humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip.It plans to arrive in Gaza on Dec 27 -- the anniversary of the beginning of the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Viva Palestina, formed in January, sent convoys to Gaza earlier this year -- the UK convoy in February and the US convoy in July.
Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO) contributed STG100,000 (RM561,901) to this effort.
The organisation, which is chaired and founded by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, raised the donation through fundraising events.
Through the contribution, Viva Palestina purchased four lorries and an ambulance which would be loaded with medical supplies and humanitarian aid to be transported to civilians trapped in war-torn Gaza.
Living up to its motto, "A Lifeline From Britain to Gaza", the international convoy aims not only to break the illegal siege imposed by Israel and send necessities into Gaza, but also wants to highlight the causes and results of wars in view of peace.
Also following the Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza are two Malaysians and members of the Perdana Global Peace Organisation, Ram Karthigasu and Juana Jaafar.
The Viva Palestina convoy would make its way across the English Channel to France and on to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and then to Egypt before arriving in Gaza on Dec 27.
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