Scots couple’s mercy mission is blocked again

Donated medical supplies just five minutes from target By Alison McCallum THE DOCTOR looking out his window can see the van 100 yards down the dust track road. He knows it contains the medical supplies he needs to save many lives. Decked out in Scottish and Palestinian flags, the van is motionless. He turns from the window, picks up blood-stained equipment from an earlier operation and prepares for surgery. The van - destined for Gaza - contains one and a half tonnes of medical supplies donated by people from Scotland. After leaving Edinburgh in the van on July 10, Khalil Al Niss is now stuck in a hotel room in El Arish, miles from the Egypt-Gaza border crossing at Rafah, waiting for news from the authorities. After 10 days of travelling and almost a week of waiting for approval to go through the gate, his partner, Linda... [read full story]