Egypt provides supplies to retreated Gaza-bound aid ship: Malaysian Activists

 The Egyptian gave fresh rations and water on Friday to crew and activists on board of a Malaysian ship carrying aid to Gaza.

Aid ship, 'Spirit of Rachel Corrie Mission' was stranded off the El Arish port in Egypt, waiting for permission from the Egyptian government to berth after the vessel was shot at by Israeli forces on Monday and barred from approaching the war-torn territory.

The activist group, Perdana Global Peace Foundation from Malaysia had on Monday claimed that Israeli forces fired shots at their vessel when it was approaching the Gazan shores, forcing it to withdraw into Egyptian waters.

Spokesperson of the group, Shamsul Azhar told local daily The Star the supplies provided by Egypt were sufficient, and the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo was in talks with the Egyptian authorities to speed up the process.

Anti-war activists and journalists, including 7 seven Malaysians, two Irish and two Indians were on board of the aid ship.

The ship was carrying 7.5 kilometres of UPVC plastic sewage pipes materials to be used to restore the devastated sewerage system in Gaza.

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