Iman Badawi, Rafah – Egypt
December 21, 2008

Khalil Alniss has come for the second time in few months with a van full of toys and cloths as a gift from the children of London to the children of Gaza. Khalil’s first trip was in July when he brought medicine from the Scottish people and parliament to the people of Gaza. After spending a whole month at the border in Rafah, the Egyptian authorities refused to let the medicine into Gaza. Khalil does not know despair, so he came back. This time the trip was in winter and in holiday times, he crossed 12 countries in such bad weather to accomplish his journey of hope and deliver the toys to the children of Gaza. Drawing a smile on the faces of the besieged children of Gaza definitely worth all the trouble.

These are the photos of Khalil’s trip starting from London and all the way to Rafah crossing and it will be in 3 parts. You can see the van in front of Rafah crossing, a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza in front of the Egyptian embassy in London. The toys given from the children of England, the trip of the van through France, the fog in Germany and Austria, and scenes from Bulgaria Romania and Hungary.

To be continued…