GAZA, (PIC)-- The PA government committee for breaking the siege has announced Thursday it had achieved the full program that was prepared for the Hope convoy, which departed the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing point. Hamdi Sha'ath, the committee's president, said in press release from the Gaza Strip that members of the convoy visited hospitals, schools, universities, government departments, adding that the delegation saw for themselves the volume of the destruction left by the Israeli war on Gaza in many areas in the Strip. He added, "The delegation also held two separate meetings, one with families of the Palestinian prisoners, and the other with disabled persons and those who have special needs". The Hope delegation, Sha'ath pointed out, was shocked by the human tragedy in the Gaza Strip, and by the volume of destruction inflicted on the tiny Strip as a result of 22 days of merciless Israeli bombardment of it. Sha'ath, in this regard, hailed effo
Until now, the besieged Gaza Strip has stayed free of the novel coronavirus spreading across the world. As the Gaza Strip has been under a stringent Israeli-led blockade for nearly 13 years, the spread of the coronavirus - officially known as COVID-19 - has become the topic of discussion for many Palestinians, with some joking that the blockade was preventing them from being exposed.But as authorities in the coastal Palestinian enclave gear up to contain any potential outbreak, serious questions have arisen about the risks and implications of such a scenario. But given its already difficult humanitarian situation and high population density, an outbreak in the Gaza Strip could prove to be catastrophic, health officials have warned. "If the virus enters Gaza and spreads, it will get out of hand," Gaza Ministry of Health spokesperson Majdi Thuhair told Middle East Eye, as he explained that a severe shortage of resources and personnel would make it near impossible