The convoy will leave New Delhi by land on December 2 and plans to reach Gaza on December 27, on the 2nd anniversary of the start of Israel's deadly offensive against the territory controlled by the Islamist Hamas movement, the Foundation of Humanitarian Relief (IHH) said in a statement.
It will pass through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Syria, from where it will try to reach the enclave by sea.The convoy will include activists from India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Lebanon, the IHH said.
The IHH, an Istanbul-based Islamist charity that operates in several conflict zones around the world, will host the Turkish leg of the trip.
The IHH was one of the main organisers behind a flotilla of six ships that tried to break the Israeli embargo on Gaza in May and deliver tonnes of aid to the region.
Nine Turkish activists were killed when Israeli forces stormed the ships, triggering international condemnation of the Jewish state and delivering a huge blow to Turkish-Israeli ties." (source)
