The Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders arrived Tuesday morning in Gaza Strip via the Israeli-controlled (Erez) Beit Hanoun crossing, only one day after Turkish and Swiss ambassadors’ visit to the Strip
By Mohammed Asad
The Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders arrived Tuesday morning in Gaza Strip via the Israeli-controlled (Erez) Beit Hanoun crossing, only one day after Turkish and Swiss ambassadors’ visit to the Strip.
A responsible source in UNRWA affirmed to the PIC reporter that Reynders’ visit came to check on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions of the people in Gaza after Israel’s 2014 aggression. Reynders is scheduled to discuss the difficulties and challenges faced by Gaza reconstruction process, the source pointed out.
The Foreign Minister will also hold a press conference by the end of his visit in Shujayya neighborhood that was completely destroyed during the aggression.
Earlier Monday, the Swiss ambassador, Paul Garnier, and the Turkish ambassador, Mustafa Sarnic, arrived in Gaza Strip. No additional information was given about their visit.
photographer Mohammed Asad's photo of Dalia Khalifa won an award in March 2015 at a competition organised by the UN.
'Unbreakable' - is the photo of 9yr old Dalia Khalifa, taken at Al-Shifa Hospital on Aug 9th, 2014. Dalia was badly injured in an Israeli air strike during Operation 'Protective Edge'.
'Unbreakable' is the Grand Jury Winner in the photography competition, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (UN OCHA).
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Mohammed Asad's home in Shujaiyya was destroyed by Israeli missiles, mortars and tank fire on Friday August 1, 2014 while he was documenting the Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip. He is now living in temporary housing as he scrambles to find Internet access to share his photographs when possible.]
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