US lawmaker Brian Baird of Washington Visits Besieged Gaza Strip

Two US lawmakers visit Gaza Strip

Published today (updated) 14/02/2010 16:29

Gaza – Ma'an –

Two members of the US House of Representatives arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

The de facto crossings authority reported that the Democrats entered via Rafah and were received by a UN delegation.

One of the two lawmakers, Brian Baird of Washington, said it was his third visit to the coastal enclave, which has been under a brutal Israeli siege since 2006. It was not immediately clear who was accompanying Baird.

According to the crossings authority, in a statement, the visit was coordinated with the UN, and will include field visits to schools, hospitals, and areas destroyed in the most recent conflict that began in late 2008 "to learn firsthand about the suffering in Gaza."

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