Tehran - An Iranian non-governmental organization
(NGO) has announced plans to send an aid ship to the blockaded Gaza Strip, calling on activists around the world to
join. In a Sunday statement, the Iranian Elite Research Center (IREC)
announced plans to send a humanitarian ship carrying relief supplies to the Gaza
Strip: "We invite all human rights activists around the world to join the aid
convoy." The statement adds that those willing to join the convoy may register online at
irecngo.org. At least 100,000 people have so far registered.
The Iranian government has also announced that it will send aid convoys to the coastal
sliver, which has been under a crippling Israeli siege since 2007.
