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Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center

Left: One of the convoy's trucks (lug.ly website, January 7, 2011). Right: Some of the Al-Quds 5 activists on the gangplank of the ship which sailed to the port of El Arish (quryna.com website, January 7, 2011).

The Libyan Al-Quds 5 Convoy Reaches the Gaza Strip

Some of the activists of the Libyan Al-Quds 5 convoy flew to the El Arish airport in Egypt on January 4 and 5. Each plane held 20 activists and 80 tons of medical and other humanitarian equipment. The equipment entered the Gaza Strip on January 6. Other convoy activists arrived by sea with 50 tons of foodstuffs. The ship unloaded its cargo in the port of El Arish and humanitarian aid in its hold was transferred to the Gaza Strip on January 9 (Al-Ahram, January 4; Al-Quds, January 6; Wafa News Agency, January 9, 2011). A source in the convoy said that Libya intended to send another convoy, calling it “Marmara Al-Quds” (Ma’an News Agency, January 6, 2011).

During their stay in the Gaza Strip the convoy activists met with Ismail Haniya, head of the de facto Hamas administration, and with Ahmed Bahar, the first deputy to the chairman of the Legislative Council (Safa News Agency, January 8 and 9, 2011).

Ismail Haniya, head of the de facto Hamas administration, meets with Al-Quds 5 activists (Safa News Agency, January 7, 2011).

American Delegation Visits the Gaza Strip

An American delegation visited the Gaza Strip and was received by Ismail Haniya, head of the de facto Hamas administration. The delegation was led by pro-Palestinian Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General (Safa News Agency, January 5, 2011).

Ismail Haniya and Ramsey Clark (Islamidavet.com website, January 11; Iran's PressTV, January 6, 2011).

The Asian Flotilla Leaves the Gaza Strip

Activists of the Asian flotilla Asia 1 left the Gaza Strip on January 7 after a visit of five days. Neither their entrance nor exit was featured by the media. During the visit they participated in various functions, including a reception by Ismail Haniya, Hamas administration head (January 4, 2011). The activists also met with members of the Hamas health ministry and with relatives of prisoners (Al-Ayam, January 5; Al-Wafed, January 7, 2011).