Arab parliamentary delegation visits the Gaza Strip

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An Arab delegation made up primarily of Arab parliamentarians visited the besieged Strip today and expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people under siege.
 
The delegation met with the Ministry of Prisoners as well as a number of Palestinian families whose loved ones are being unjustly imprisoned by the Occupying forces. They heard first hand accounts of the families’ daily suffering and despair with many of the delgation coming close to tears.

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The delegation later met with the elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. This was followed by a short ceremony at Gaza Port to commemorate those were murdered in the recent Gaza flotilla massacre where a foundation stone was placed at the port as a permanent memorial.

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MEMO Photographer: Mohammed Asad