Egypt, despite promises to the contrary, has still not allowed MV Finch (Spirit of Rachel Corrie) to berth at El Arish.
EL-ARISH (Egypt), May 20 (Bernama) -- Matthias Chang, 61, leader of the Malaysian humanitarian aid mission to Gaza has gone on a hunger strike since Thursday evening onboard the cargo ship, MV Finch, in protest against the refusal of the authorities here to allow the ship to enter El-Arish Port.There is also a report in the Star which says that provisions were allowed on to the ship Friday morning:
The action was taken immediately after the Egyptian army turned away the vessel from the port area, according to Bernama reporter Mohd Faizal Hassan, who is among 12 passengers, including humanitarian activists, and crew members onboard the MV Finch via SMS Friday. more
Perdana Global Peace Foundation spokesperson Shamsul Azhar thanked the Egyptian authorities for their assistance adding that the supplies, provided Friday morning, were currently sufficient...Latest developments can be found at Global Research
... When asked about a media report on Thursday that the ship was ordered to leave the port's waiting area, Shamsul said there had been a lot of confusion.
“It's not that they didn't let us berth. It's just that there are certain procedures they have to follow before they allow us to berth,” he said, adding that the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo was helping to speed the process by talking to the Egyptian authorities. more
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