Algeria orders aid airlift to Gaza

Political personalities, intellectual and artists attended Monday a meeting organized by Echorouk in support to the Palestinians in Gaza.

•  The participants expressed their support to the Palestinians victims of crimes perpetrated by the Jewish State.
•  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gave instructions for launching an airlift to carry aid from Boufarik airport (about 30 km west of Algiers) to Al Arish in Egypt, Mohamed Madjed, a representative of the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria told Echorouk..
• Israeli has been bombing the Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas since Saturday killing at least 310 Palestinians and wounding more than 1,400.
•  “Algeria delivered important quantities of Algerian aid to besieged Gaza Monday including medicines, blankets and food,” Madjed said.
•   Former leader of the National Liberation Front (FLN) Abdelhamid Mehri called for boycotting a meeting of Arab ministers due to be held in Cairo on Wednesday.
• “Algeria must leave its place vacant in the Arab League’s meeting it is a matter of keeping silent over the Palestinians’ rights and supporting the Israeli aggression,” he said.
• Louisa Hanoune, leader of the Workers’ party said Algeria’s official position towards the Israeli massacre in Gaza must be based on popular mobilisation.
• Algerian war veteran Lakhdar Boureghaa described the Arab League cemetery of Arabs and Palestinians.
• “Arab leaders believe their peoples are not mature and not prepared to defend their rights,” he said.
• Echorouk’s publisher Ali Fodil said every Algerian must have the spirit of determination.
• “All of us, Arab and Muslims throughout the Arab world are keen to be resistant like our fellow Palestinians,” he added.

Echorouk Convention “Support Gaza”


























photos Younes Oubaiche