Within the delegations of Gaza pilgrims to Mecca, a delegation from Ministry of Interior and National Security is preparing to leave the Gaza Strip; to perform Hajj this year 1431.
Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior Mr. Kamel Abu Madi, who did not take a furlough even for one day four years ago, said: "We are moving from a worship to another worship, we are in Ministry of are working to serve our people, and we are going to leave our besieged Gaza Strip to the homes of Hijaz; to perform the fifth worship. "
And Abu Madi confirms the that work at the Ministry of Interior is going well, "our employees in the ministry are workings day and night to perform services accurately, we are confident that our absence from the Interior Ministry would not affect the work at all.
According to circulated note published by the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs, ten of Ministry of Interior's employees, who were chosen by lot to perform Hajj this year, will leave the Gaza Strip during the next few hours, and they have given a leave for a month in accordance with Civil Service Law.
The list of Ministry of Interior's pilgrims included: "Kamel Abu Madi, Hassan Al- Saifi, Ramadan Hamdan, Saleh Al-Astal, Mohammed Awad, Abd Al Karim Al-Sharif, Hussein Abu Aiada, Ali Abu Eida, Hosni Al-Hajeen, Ezzat Al-Swairki, Wajeha Taneera).
Whereas, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Dr. Taleb Hammad Abu Sha'ar announced that the first group of pilgrims has left Gaza today on Wednesday 3/11/2010, through the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
He pointed out that the return flights of pilgrims from Mecca will begin on Wednesday 24/11/2010 to Thursday 2/12/2010 from Madinah airport to Al-Arish airport in Egypt.
Minister of Awqaf also showed that the travel of pilgrims this year will be by airplane across the Palestinian Airlines, which will transport pilgrims from Al-Arish airport to King Abd Al Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.
Dr. Abu Sha'ar indicated that the number of Gaza pilgrims this year reached approximately (5000) pilgrim, (300) of whom from families of martyrs, and (500) from families of prisoners, noting that a sufficient number of administrators and preachers will accompany the pilgrims, in addition to a medical mission including doctors and nurses.
