UK charity to continue aid mission in Gaza despite deaths of aid workers

A managing director of a UK-based charity on deployment in Egypt to pack aid for people in Gaza said it had been decided to “persevere” with a trip following the news that seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the region on Monday. Saraya Hussain, 47, from Birmingham, landed in Cairo, Egypt , on Monday night with an all-female deployment consisting of seven volunteers from the charity Isra-UK.

Starting on Thursday, the team will pack and load hygiene kits which will then be driven into Gaza, with the kits consisting of female-specific products such as sanitary towels, wet wipes, shampoo and hand sanitiser to support the women living in the war-torn region. Ms Hussain said the Birmingham-based group had made the decision to “persevere” with their trip and they will remain in Cairo as planned “for the safety of the volunteers

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