Kadhafi son's charity sends aid ship to Gaza

A charity headed by the son of Libyan leader Moamar Kadhafi is sending an aid boat from Greece to Gaza to break the Israeli blockade the organisers said on Friday.

Reuters

The cargo ship Hope will depart from Lavrio on Friday, about 60 kilometres south-east of Athens, the Libyan embassy said.
 

The Tripoli-based Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation said it was sending a cargo ship loaded with about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid in the form of food and medications.

The ship will also carry a number of supporters of the Palestinian people, the organisation added in a faxed statement.

The charity is chaired by Saif Al-Islam Kadhafi, second son of the Libyan leader.

Nine people were killed in May when Israeli commandos attacked a flotilla heading for Gaza.