In the Shadow of the Pyramids
13th January 2009 – Day 18 of the Gaza offensive
Yesterday and the day before yesterday ....
.... 5000 boxes were packed for people in Gaza .....
.... with staple food, noodles, lentils, rice, oil, sugar, tea, nappies, blankets, oil lamps, water ....
Today in the early morning 10 lorries left Cairo for the Israeli border south of Rafah.
The transportation is supervised by a branch of the Egyptian Interior Ministry and the Israeli Military Authority. Finally, after reaching Gaza, it will be coordinated with Hamas.
Advertising for advertising above 5th May flyover, Cairo
How many of these boxes have been packed and distributed since the Second World War?
How many boxes will be packed and distributed in the future?
words and photography by Rayelle Niemann, Cairo, Egypt, January 2009
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