By Chris Marriner on Stuff…
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has made a “heartbreaking” visit to the Gaza border, saying she had witnessed first-hand aid trucks being turned around by Israel.
Clark visited the Rafah Border Crossing – the sole crossing point between Egypt and Gaza – alongside former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.
The pair made the visit of behalf of The Elders, an independent group of leaders formed by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
Clark said she saw trucks with food and medical supplies turned away by Israeli authorities and visited victims of the war in Al Arish hospital in Egypt.
A statement from The Elders said Clark and Robinson witnessed “massive quantities of food and medicines like ibuprofen ready for delivery to Gazans but blocked by Israeli authorities.
Read the full article on Stuff HERE.
And read the Israel Institute of NZ’s Greg Bouwer’s respose to Helen Clark’s visit to the Rafah border HERE.
