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Minggu, 04 Januari 2009

Humanitarian Team Try Indonesia Sign In Gaza through Egypt

PETRA, WEEK - The beginning of the humanitarian mission to try to enter the Indonesian Gaza Strip Sunday (4 / 1) morning local time. At around 09.00 am or 14:00 WIB, entourage was leaving Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan to try to enter Gaza Strip to the Palestinians through the Egyptian border.

Entourage transit in Petra, 40 kilometers from Amman, which is the entrance gate, the vehicle would go to the border of Egypt-Gaza Strip. Travel-Egypt border to the Gaza Strip is estimated to be approximately 12 hours.

"With the addition of the immigration and security checks, travel along the 900 kilometeran is estimated to reach 12 hours," said Secretary of Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Amman, Bachtiar Saleh rehat time in place of transit.

Lintasi Sinai desert

According to Bachtiar Saleh, to reach the border, the trip must be made from Amman to the Port of Aqabah the 300 km. Setiba at Aqabah, the team will cross over to the Taba area, the region is entering Egypt by ferry for 45 minutes. From Taba, ongoing journey toward the capital of Egypt, Cairo distance of 500 km.

"Nah ... round-trip Taba Cairo that we will run through Sinai desert," he said. He added if the journey smoothly, the team will arrive in Cairo at 21:00 as much time or Egypt on Monday (5 / 1) dinihari at 02.00 WIB.

The team should be first to Cairo because the Egyptian government requires that all who wanted to enter Gaza must obtain permission directly in Cairo. Director of the Middle East department of foreign affairs Aidil Chandra Salim, based on intensive communication with the Egyptian government, said the team without the exception of humanitarian Indonesia must follow the rules this game.

"Because the scale is so, then the team will be to the Indonesian embassy in Cairo Egypt, first to design how the team can go back into Gaza through Rafah," he said. Rafah is an area near the border from Egypt to Gaza to.



Previously, Indonesian humanitarian team for two days in Amman has completed the task of providing support two tons of drugs and cash worth Rp 2 billion from 1 million U.S. dollars promised to help the Palestinian people. Assistance provided through Jordan Charity who have access to enter Israel through Palestinian.

Member humanitarian team is the Chairman of the Crisis Control Center (PPK) MOH S dr Rustam Pakaya, MPH, Director of Middle East Affairs DEPLU Aidil Chandra Salim, from Lucky Tjahjono (KDP MOH), presidium MER-C Joserizal of Journalists, SpOB, dr Mohammad Mursalim (MER-C), Agus Kooshartoro off from the Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI), dr Supartono Basuki (BSMI), and off-Rahman Arif (Muhammadiyah). Meanwhile, journalists who cover is Hanibal Widada Yudya Wijayanta (ANTV), Firtra Ratory (TV One), Mahendro Vishnu Wardono (Metro TV), Sahlan Basir (TVRI), Ismail Fahmi (TV One) and Fahmi Nirzam

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