Arab League delegation to assess conditions in Gaza

A delegation of experts in legal, humanitarian, and health issues representing the Arab League will visit Gaza tomorrow to assess the needs of the people there in the aftermath of the Israeli attacks recently, an official from the League said on Tuesday.
The delegation will be at the head of a convoy of 13 trucks bringing medical supplies to Gazans in addition to baby milk and bottled water, said Ahmad Bin Helli, deputy secretary general of the Arab League in a press statement.
The delegation is expected to pass its report on conditions in Gaza to the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo next Sunday. This report will help in arranging for a later visit to Gaza by an Arab ministerial delegation.
A number of Arab countries are sending convoys of relief aid to Gaza and the Arab League itself is preparing to send a convoy laden with 123 tons of rice to the people there.
Meanwhile, the Arab League's assistant secretary for Palestinian issues, Mohammad Subeh, told reporters here today that it was imperative that the Israelis and Palestinians got together again at the peace table.
He stressed that a new round of peace talks should focus, among other things, on the non-recurrence of Israeli attacks and incursions against Gaza.