Overnight in Al-Arish power was cut to the convoy's compound and children were incited/paid by police to throw stones at the vehicles and write anti-Hamas grafitti.
"It's an absolute disgrace," convoy organiser Yvonne Ridley told AFP. "The power was cut. During cover of darkness members of our convoy were attacked with stones.
"Vandals also wrote dirty words and anti-Hamas slogans," she said. "Several people in the convoy were injured in the attack."
The attack follows clashes between activists and police earlier in the day as frustrations boiled over at the actions of the Egyptian authorities who are refusing to allow non-medical aid to cross into Gaza through Rafah. They are still insisting that non-medical aid goes though Israeli-controlled crossings.
10 trucks of medical aid from Libya that joined the convoy were allowed through yesterday.
Negotiations are ongoing as the stand-off continues.
Ring the Egyptian Embassy to complain about their outrageous behaviour:
020 7235 9777
"It's an absolute disgrace," convoy organiser Yvonne Ridley told AFP. "The power was cut. During cover of darkness members of our convoy were attacked with stones.
"Vandals also wrote dirty words and anti-Hamas slogans," she said. "Several people in the convoy were injured in the attack."
The attack follows clashes between activists and police earlier in the day as frustrations boiled over at the actions of the Egyptian authorities who are refusing to allow non-medical aid to cross into Gaza through Rafah. They are still insisting that non-medical aid goes though Israeli-controlled crossings.
10 trucks of medical aid from Libya that joined the convoy were allowed through yesterday.
Negotiations are ongoing as the stand-off continues.
Ring the Egyptian Embassy to complain about their outrageous behaviour:
020 7235 9777
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