A large-scale humanitarian mission carrying emergency supplies and volunteers has left the Libyan city of Zawiya, making its way toward Egypt’s Rafah crossing to bring assistance to Gaza.
The mission, called “Sumud 2” or “Resilience 2,” brings together more than 350 volunteers from 30 nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Algeria, and Spain.
The volunteers include medical professionals, engineers, aid workers, and representatives from civil society groups who are traveling in buses and trucks filled with emergency supplies and temporary housing structures.
According to organizers, the mission includes 50 containers total – 30 loaded with emergency relief materials, 20 portable housing units, and five completely equipped ambulances.
The mission started its route in Algeria about one week ago, gathered additional resources in Libya, and has been moving eastward. Organizers report the convoy cleared security and immigration checkpoints successfully before advancing past Zliten.
The goal is to reach Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah crossing within the next few days.
Mission coordinator Ahmed Ghniya stated that organizers have been collaborating with humanitarian organizations as the convoy moves toward the Egyptian border.
“We’re now setting off in coordination with them to deliver the relief aid, as well as to deploy the medical specialties, in coordination with the Red Crescent,” Ghniya stated, according to Africa News. He noted that the convoy was in the “advanced stages” of coordination efforts with the Red Crescent.
