A convoy carrying humanitarian aid from India has reached the Gaza Strip with 1,000 tons of food and medical supplies. The convoy left India in November and travelled through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. According to Maan news agency, 112 activists were allowed entry into the coastal enclave, with Iranian and Jordanian activists excluded.
Activists of the Asia 1, aid convoy backed by nations in Southeast Asia entering Gaza were from India, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Kuwait. The group brought food, medical supplies and children's toys.
Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gaza after Hamas seized control of the coastal strip in 2007. The government, however, eased restrictions last year after a deadly Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which sparked international condemnation.
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